Before him,
She couldn't sleep or dream.  
Haunted dreams and starry nights.
Life began.

A whispered affair; wine, cigarettes and fear.
He taught her to adventure in dreams.
And awakened her mind to her own creativity.
She made him feel again.

They lost each other through hard decisions.
She continued.
He moved on.
He still quiets her mind.  

For the first time tonight,
She didn't think of him.
The inevitable step in some direction,
In one's path not taken.