At Night

At night, when my body is at rest
My heart is longing for you
I try to close my eyes, fall slowly to sleep
Yet my darkness is lit up with your smile

If ever a way that I could save a day
To have it in my pocket so that at any time
I could reach in, pull it out, hold it again in my palms,
So that I could have it again to relive
Knowing there would be nothing I would change about it
It would be that first day we shared,
That first morning that we woke to one another's smile
Knowing that no one could steal from us this day
The day was ours, it was wrapped up years ago, and saved
Knowing that at some point in time,
We would come to claim our gift
A gift uniting two people,
Wandering souls, unloved for years

Author ~ Paul J Haldy