Dream

I sit in the dark
listening to your breathing
so soft so calm
You are drifting in a dream I’ll never know
I want to reach out to touch you
to be part of your otherworld
You are somewhere I can’t follow
somewhere I can’t be
The bad child in me wants to wake you
The good child wants to let you be
The quintessential good vs. evil, I suppose

Tonight on this moonless night
I will hold the rhythm of your breathing
close to my heart
and let your spirit wander in its loveliness