I watch you sleep
With your relaxed face.
Your troubles are gone.
They have melted away,
Banished by dreams.
I will get no rest,
My dreams reflect my worries.
I watch you stir,
A smile across your face.
Your dreams are kind.
They make you smile
When I cannot.
I wish to smile like you
But my dreams are nightmares.
I watch you reach,
Wanting to hold someone.
You do not dream of me,
Though I wish you would.
I let you hold me.
My heart flutters
As you dream of another.
April 15, 2003