You were the star
That shined bright in
Dark Night
You were Beauty in her splendiferous being
Twinkling in a gorgeous gleam
A Swarovski in a crystal sea
You were the brush that kept me painting.
Tangled in IV tubes
Mangled in starched white sheets
The doctors couldn't fight it—chemo wouldn't pull through
The storm that threatened to wash you
Began to rise in a turbulent tide
I can still see your dreaming golden-blue eyes.
Knock, knock
And I slip through your window
Your hand warm and heavy in mine
Cloaked by your navy blue comforter
Stars shining in our brightly lit sky
Stay with me, for one more night.
I hear your breathing go ragged
Shadowed eyes fading steadily dark
Beautiful in our moment of captured hopes
Blinking lights and machinery distant and far
I am your Kiss and you were my Dream
One last glance back, you're fast asleep
Closed your window, the memory imprinted deep
Stars only shine in the dark.
