As a smile disappears into the background
A laugh rings out as clear as a bell.
Never have I dove so deeply in
Never have I done a never-do-tell.
The kiss of silence turns my heart
And I flip the pillow over again.
An ambiguous shape follows me
As a little darkened pavement stain.
I lay myself down in my dreams
With a little-known secret held close.
I press its heat against my chest,
My lovely silence that I chose.
Save the lightning in a mason jar
For a gray and rainy day.
The fickle lights are beautiful
And defy the ever-fade.