One Day

Wrinkles and crinkles Weight piling on Children complaining Husband is gone Soccer games and choir concerts

You are suddenly gone Seasons change and the sun shines Yet your face is missing from the light What is this place without you? You are a haunting memory Slowly turning into a ghost Lurking in my dreams You were once so alive So beautiful in the night I just wanted to reach out and touch you Like quicksand The next moment, You were gone

Eternity stretches on When I'd rather spend it Snuggled in someone's arms Hearing their thoughts like intertwining melodies Falling asleep in those dreams Could I ever be the perfect girl? Or would I have to punish myself to get back to you?

I suddenly rise from the dead On a cold fall morning The air is crisp and the trees are dying

Every time I close my eyes You are there back at me staring intently I told you I only need a second with you When I'd rather have an eternity What is it about you that I can never forget?