hearing my name on your lips,
and your hands wrap around my hips

this is where I want to be,
when the lights go out and we can't see

darling, please don't leave, you're not one that I want to miss

When I can't sleep I know it's because of you

you're running through my mind,
keeping my eyes wide open

When I can't sleep I can't dream

because the reality of you is always better than it seems

I can see you clearly now, but I don't know how that can be, when you're so far away from me

but I can still see the times we shared in the lines on my forehead -
and I can count the amount of laughter you gave me, imprinted in my dimples
and I can feel the softness of your skin -
the scent of you better than any perfume, the presence of you better than the essence of any being

but I don't know how it slipped away,
so quickly and so swiftly -
and like the wind, you went

how am I supposed to mend my broken parts,
if you're still beating,
in my head and in my heart?

don't ever for a second
assume that you are any less
than the best person that you could possibly be
you are human and you should know-
that you are nobody else's but your own
you are your light,
the one that shines bright when the rest of the world goes inside
you are your light,
your own guide when you feel blind

you are yours,
but God,
someday I hope you're mine