SAUDADE (LONGINGS)

How can I be such a blank 

Yet my heart be so full. 
How can I be dead inside 
Still alive to thoughts of you! 

How can dreams be lost 
In the distance between the stars, 
Yet haunt me with the melodies 
That overflow their cosmic guitars! 

How can I be painfully alone 
Yet ever feel you along, 
How can I be a waif of love 
Yet to the love I always belong! 

MS