Head ringing
Heart beating
With echoes of words
Thought heard
In the quiet hours
Of morning
As I lay safely
Contented
Held tightly
In warm arms
Offering
Loving comfort
So unfamiliar
Yet so very welcome…
Confused
Bemused
And so unsure
Of the sincerity
Or words said
With sweet
Clarity
Not knowing
what to say
How to feel
Were they said?
Were they real?
Heart flutters
As I wonder if
It could truly
Be so
Were those
Quiet words
Spoken
Or merely
Echoes
Of unrealized
Hopes
And dreams
Sadly given up
And laid to rest
So very
Long ago…?