The Manhattan Sonnets - 3

I wake up and you’re home, but when I reach
  To hold you closer, I grab empty space.
You’ve vanished like a wave does on the beach,
  Drawn back into the city’s deep embrace.
You splash my face with hope and disappear;
  You touch, then drift away like luck and fame.
You say, “What will I do with you, my dear?”
  Then whisper everything except my name.
My love, I know you treat your loves alike:
  You keep them distant every time you kiss,
Say no to Mark, and then stroll off with Mike,
  And then swing back like nothing is amiss.
     But I know this with total certainty:
     You will be different when it comes to me.

copyright 2009 Matthew J Wells