Lately I've been craving the taste of your sweet lips,

The caress of your smooth and gentle skin.

Lately, I've been thinking about the curls in your hair

And about the freckles on your face

And about the last time we embraced

And about the words that we exchanged before parting ways.

Lately, I've been retracing our steps, reliving lost memories

Up and down the pathways of our lives

Back and forth through the tunnels of my mind.

And lately, I've been seeing your image each time I pick up my phone

And hearing those final parting words

And regretting everything I've ever said

And everything I never said

And everything I have done

And everything I have left undone.

Lately, my fingers glide across the phone screen in a familiar pattern

My heart trembles with nervous fear

And my voice cracks when the line finally connects.

"I... I was wrong."

My lips quiver.

My jaw clenches.

"I can't be without you."

Lately, I've searched across the forbidden landscapes

In a fruitless effort at finding myself.

I've stretched out, wild and overgrown,

So that I could declare my own space

So that I rule over my kingdom.

So that I could prove to you how strong I am.

"I... I was wrong."

Dedicated to @tegan1311 because she really likes it when men say they are wrong!!!! =-)