Last Chance

It was our last chance
As far as we knew
To sleep in the back
Of my Jeep today

Seats down, blankets on
You needed a hearth
Because you were always
So cold

Even under the veneer
Of toughness
I was where your
Head rested

After a long night of solace
We had an afternoon palace
In the back seats all our own
Seemingly too grand

Legs stretched out
Tangled
Arms held in arms
And hands held earnestly

This was the last chance
We might ever have had
Before next time
Never came

One last “our esque”
For a...