I saw you in my dreams last night
You looked just as I remembered you.
Our eyes met –
And with the same leap of my heart as always,
I welcomed you into my arms.
You tried to pull away and said you couldn’t stay –
You had only come to tell me “to be ok”.
I tightened my embrace and begged you not to leave,
If only for a little while.
You nodded, and stayed locked in my embrace,
Supporting me as I cried.
With a final brush of your lips and a bittersweet smile,
You were gone.
And I was again left alone
But for the memory of a dream.