Don t go away

It has been a difficult day.
Do not go away.
It will not be the same
If you aren’t around.
I need to hear the sound
Of your silence.

We will sit by the fire,
Soul and body are tired.
Put your feet a bit higher.
You will feel yourself depart.
I would like to be a part
Of your dream.

Fire spills out a light
On you here, by my side.
It is more than alright
To feel your presence,
And be under the lenses
Of your thoughts.

We do not have to say
To each other a word.
There will be another day.
Ship’s not ready to sail,
And you don’t need to board.
There will be another day.

Day is coming to a close.
Tired wrinkles cover clothes
Making shadows out of light.
We will talk,
Open the cork
If you don’t mind.
We will talk about you, about me,
About things the way they were,
About things the way they’ll be.
And silly talk will fill the air,
And we will laugh without care,
And I’ll be happy as a child.
And then we’ll slip into a dream
Where life is rolling like a film.

Day is ending,
Sun is melting
Into the night.
It’s been a difficult day.
Stay, don’t go away.


November 27, 2007
K. Altman