a haunting

You come to me in the darkness of night
and creep into the stillness of my sleep
You start as a shadow, lingering in the corner
then the sparkle of your eyes start to illuminate
The familiarity of your smile warms the cold
and I am with you again

We walk through our special places
we do what we always do
Your laughter fills the space with light
and I wonder how I could have spent so much time in darkness
Then I realize it is not dark when I am with you

As slowly as you came to me you leave me
not that I realize you are gone at first
just as my bleery eyes adjust to morning light
And again you are gone
Like a haunting in the night
I am left with the sweetness of your skin
the taste of your lips
the smell of your breath
and the warmth of your smile
to haunt me for the rest of the day