As I lie awake in the darkness
I wonder if you’re sleeping
time is distance between us
but you’re alive in the same moment as me
I wish that I could touch you
or just feel you next to me
your breathing body rise and fall
see your eyes closed as you sleep
your trusting shape
your skin washed with night
all fear drained away
In your embrace a feeling floods through me
that I can’t deny
Words overflow and consume me
but they can’t explain
I’d need a lifetime to prove that I love you
the way I say I do
And as you cling to me its not long enough
It’s not enough
How do I make my heart settle down?
and reign in my fear?
how do I miss you less or love you less;
just enough to breathe without you?
When in this moment I’m lost
I feel love’s control
and this simple beauty whose hope is in me
is so complex and hard to know
How do I protect you when I’m such a stranger to strength?
let go when I want to hold on?
How do I guard your love
When I’m captive to my own?
I have only trust
fragile, innocent trust
faith in you, that you’ll be there;
so I don’t have to do this alone
Morning Light
I miss you tonight
amid the lanterns of the night fishermen
as the old pier adorns a thousand orange lights, my memory ignites.
I walked along the seafront
with the stars clear above me
sucking in the warm air with the waves rolling gently.
In the last embers of the fire
I felt a distant draw
I was alone in a crowd with your ghost by my side.
I miss you and it feels so hard
but I know this is just a moment
I press the peddle to the floor, disorientating distance pulled toward.
You'll disappear to sleep
disappear to night
disappear to the forgiving of warm morning light.
amid the lanterns of the night fishermen
as the old pier adorns a thousand orange lights, my memory ignites.
I walked along the seafront
with the stars clear above me
sucking in the warm air with the waves rolling gently.
In the last embers of the fire
I felt a distant draw
I was alone in a crowd with your ghost by my side.
I miss you and it feels so hard
but I know this is just a moment
I press the peddle to the floor, disorientating distance pulled toward.
You'll disappear to sleep
disappear to night
disappear to the forgiving of warm morning light.
Of Stars
Of moonlight walking, fingers entwined
Of bright morning light
Of singing in the early hours
Of a smile and eyes that light up the world like stars
Of sunrise and sunset
Holding and holding on
Of hope and stillness and tenderness
Of touch
Of laughter and curiosity
Of spirit and freedom and feeling alive
Of watching you watching me
Of kisses and goodbyes
and hugs that won't let go
Of walking and talking and mysteries unfolding
Of life
Of looking forward
Of letters and growing
Of sharing and knowing
Of sweetness and longing,
passion and belonging
Of gazing upward
Of dancing
Of driving and songs
Of singing along
Of the way your hair smells, your skin feels
Of the way you see the world
Of the way you love God
Of getting closer, nearer
Of seeing you relate
Of the way others admire
the way you communicate
Of light and shade, quietness and noise
Of the way love returns to you
Of movement and grace, elegance and poise
Of manners and kindness,
gentleness and refinedness
Of compassion and care
Of selflessness
Of simple things
Of words that don't come
that don't need to be said
Of tears that I caused
and those that I shed
Of everything we gave and then gave away
Because...
Of bright morning light
Of singing in the early hours
Of a smile and eyes that light up the world like stars
Of sunrise and sunset
Holding and holding on
Of hope and stillness and tenderness
Of touch
Of laughter and curiosity
Of spirit and freedom and feeling alive
Of watching you watching me
Of kisses and goodbyes
and hugs that won't let go
Of walking and talking and mysteries unfolding
Of life
Of looking forward
Of letters and growing
Of sharing and knowing
Of sweetness and longing,
passion and belonging
Of gazing upward
Of dancing
Of driving and songs
Of singing along
Of the way your hair smells, your skin feels
Of the way you see the world
Of the way you love God
Of getting closer, nearer
Of seeing you relate
Of the way others admire
the way you communicate
Of light and shade, quietness and noise
Of the way love returns to you
Of movement and grace, elegance and poise
Of manners and kindness,
gentleness and refinedness
Of compassion and care
Of selflessness
Of simple things
Of words that don't come
that don't need to be said
Of tears that I caused
and those that I shed
Of everything we gave and then gave away
Because...
Fragile
Brilliant is the light you send
and open the arms you extend
stark are the choices you made
brave beyond the bitter end
Crazy the smile you wear
after all that you've had to bear
Fragile is the heart beneath
Fragile it's every beat
But precious the time we spend
on the other side of the end
little by little we steal
our dreams back to dream again
Bright is the distant sun
that will soon cover everyone
Fragile the voice that sings
Fragile it's melody
Slowly and slowly I wait
patience my impatience frustrates
however long the journey takes
its not a difficult decision to make
and open the arms you extend
stark are the choices you made
brave beyond the bitter end
Crazy the smile you wear
after all that you've had to bear
Fragile is the heart beneath
Fragile it's every beat
But precious the time we spend
on the other side of the end
little by little we steal
our dreams back to dream again
Bright is the distant sun
that will soon cover everyone
Fragile the voice that sings
Fragile it's melody
Slowly and slowly I wait
patience my impatience frustrates
however long the journey takes
its not a difficult decision to make
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