Sleeping for what felt like an eternity
Was really only an hour
When the time I spent with you was a blink
In the forever of my life.

I wanted to write a book of us
But you left me only a page
For myself,
And for you, together

If I could stay unconscious forever
Our book would be endless
Chapters upon chapters
Of love without loss

Yet here I am
Gasping for breath, startled from my slumber
Your face in my dreams, a surge of adrenaline
Blank pages in my lap