Our hands touch
You close your eyes
I whisper I love you
You sleep on.
Your touch relights my memories
The day you said I do
The smile of our newborn son
Tiny fingers clutching ours.
The first nervous steps
Hands reaching out
The lead in the school play
A son we are so proud.
The years they pass
The memories always remain
You drift back and forth
As against the odds you fight.
You smile as our hands touch
You close your eyes
I hear you whisper I love you
You sleep on.
And I wait.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG 