Say it softly
And it’s almost
Like praying

When I speak your name
It is a prayer

To who?

Your name slips out
And with it the thought of you

Your smile lighting up everything
Your eyes keeping me still
Your words leaving me speechless
Your breath taking mine

You
Your name

When I say it softly
In the moments before I sleep
A tether to the world
Until I remember
You are in my dreams too

Or in the moments, minutes, hours, lifetimes
When I can not sleep
When I am the only one awake
And all I can think of is
You

Or in the morning when the sun
Wakes me up
And I think I see your face
So I call out to you
But you are not there
Maybe it was only the
Whisper of a dream I can’t remember