(4th part)
That Night’s Dream
“Lingering”
my love, you are the one I keep so near
losing you is the only dreaded thing I fear
your beauty and scent are potent, they will endure
my admiration and loyalty, will remain for sure
your presence that lingers by my side
it’s within you I often stop to confide
you know of how your opinions viewed
jaded, dated, and a little bit skewed
your whispers incoherent at crucial times
it’s when I visualize, my anxiety climbs
you’re the one I look to each and every night
although I am alone within our dwelling site
every night those words repeated you said
the feeling of your hand on my sleeping head
reminders of when you laid lifeless by my side
that room, that door, and the bed inside
(5th part)
That Night’s Dream
“You Remain”
all 1000 threads cling onto your scent
each of them asking where you went
the pillows still hold the shape of your head
I can’t bring myself to tell them you’re dead
bounce sheets still the same kind,
every store visited always need to find
same detergent, dish soap, and the flowers you adored
rewatching those videos we use to record
your favorite chair, it’s now where I sleep
there are days the pain hurts really deep
your mothers quilt it wraps me each night
your pictures are always in my sight
every weekend I walk the same silent route
through the harshest weather without a doubt
I leave a poem at your gravely site
I’ll be leaving this one there tonight