A Wish For Us

by Tillie Cole

Heart cold and alone, until it heard your song, No symphony, no choir, not all notes, just one. With a beat so loud, you brought rhythm to life, With love so pure you turned dark into light. For every breath I lost, I gained a smile, I gave it all, just to sit with you awhile. As the end grows near, I savor each kiss, I pray for time, close my eyes and wish. I wish to have a life with you, And do the things I dreamed we’d do. Chase the music, from dawn until dusk, A wish for me, for you, for us. You’d take my hand so tightly in yours, We’d run over hills, over valleys and moors. You’d kiss me by lakes, by trees and by skies, I’d breathe you in, words, laughs, loving sighs. Your fingers in mine would never let go, I’d love you more than you’d possibly know. You’d carry me home under stars and the moon, And lay me down, in your arms, in our room. I wish to have a life with you, And do the things I dreamed we’d do. Chase the music, from dawn until dusk, A wish for me, for you, for us. A whispered chance is what I hold dear, My single last breath grows so very near. I wish and I wish with all that I am, And hold onto you for as long as I can. I never dared hope for a love such as you, With colors in your soul that you let me see too. Now that you’re here, I vow to hold on, For the life we dreamed, a life full of song. I wish to have a life with you, And do the things I dreamed we’d do. Chase the music, from dawn until dusk, A wish for me, for you, for us. A wish for ...