Dreaming

I hold you,
our shadows, restless.
They dance in the flames of the fireplace.
We lay on the floor together,
wrapped up in the undeniable.

I hold you,
and time stands still
in a world where time can move so fast.
I close my eyes
and listen to the sound of you breathing.
It's enough to sustain me
through life itself.

I hold you;
I can feel your heartbeat.
It numbs me to the pain I once had
and opens me to a future
where life is as warm and as sweet
as your embrace.

I hold you.
I open my eyes once more,
and I wait,
I wait for the day
for these dreams, so fragile, yet strong
to come true.