Echoes at Night

I fell in love with her

the first time I saw her.

She was beyond me of course.

But she didn’t seem to mind.

She was a lot younger than me.

I always thought I would go first

but nature has its own plans.

I still dream of her smile..

She always knew

the perfect thing to say

when I was happy

sad or often broken.

How was it

She always made me feel so young?

There have been other imposters

over the creeping years.

I have acted out

the staged movements of love.

But when the evening light faded

It was always you honey.

You were the only one

who knew how to fix me.