I'm being shipped away
but only for 28 short days,
she said as my heart sank
deeper into the darkness of the ocean.

28 never ending days I thought,
by then you would have forgot
about everything we had before you
left me all alone to fend for myself.

28 days danced around my head
as I gradually started to drop dead.
Without you for that long,
is attempting the impossible.

28 days to get better, she said
but all that I felt was pure dread.
I felt myself fade away, as if
I were just a dismal shade of grey.

28 days without the love of my life
hit me like the blade of an icy knife.
I need you to save me from
the persistent loneliness.

28 days later you'll be home
and we'll be free to roam
the endless Earth together
conquering all of our fears
as one.