Every night as sleep descends
I dream of the love we shared
I dream of our moments together
Moments so precious, so rare.
At times tears slide down silently
Ruing all we had and lost
As fears and constraints held us back
We gained safe life at a deadly cost.
And I lament dwelling in two worlds
So varied, so far apart
A black gulf stretches twixt you and I
Living by fits and starts.
