I dreamed of you last night
The sky was hanging up its sordid cloak
Of raven cries
To revel in its naked, golden
Glory
I don't know why I dreamed of you
It's been several nights
Over several years
Ten, I think
Since I last saw your big, moody eyes
Stare back into mine
You asked me if
I missed us
I laughed and said at once
"Oh no, that was too long ago!"
But then I paused,
Let the words linger
And I realized
I did
I told you that some things
Were never the same since
I missed walking into the fading twilight
Hand in hand
Like we'd never let go
As we did, all those years ago
I missed that you knew me
In a way that no one else ever had, then
And the heady rush of
Youth
It's intoxicating promise of
Sunshine
Beyond every rainbow
I missed that too
And as I stood up to leave
I realized that everything was bathed in
A warm golden-yellow
Just like I remembered our evenings
When they were ours still
The wind was no more than
A gentle murmur
That ruffled your hair
And caressed my cheek
The air, fragrant
Time had slowed down
To let us savor every moment
Nostalgia washed over you and me
Bathed us in its bitter-sweet reassurance
That some memories could
Last forever
And I was grateful to have known
Someone like you
Who will always be a little part of me,
Deep inside,
Forever.
