Living in the Moment
“Talk Let’s have conversations in the dark World is sleeping, I’m awake with you…” The mattress shifts slightly as you come and sit on one corner of the bed. I look at you across the dimly lit room; isn’t it alluring, how your eyes twinkle as you talk about your day? Or, how you double up with laughter, every time I share little embarrassing moments from my childhood! And how your face breaks into the most disarming smile when you snuggle up close to me, whispering sweet nothings… Have I ever told you, that I’m happiest when I’m lost in that smile? When you look deep into my soul, tenderly, making me want to peel off the layers of numbness, while your warmth draws beautiful patterns against my bare skin. And at that moment, the world seems to fade into oblivion; just you and me, and music filling the silence between us. You say it’s getting late, should I not get some sleep? Truth is, I don’t want to. For if I close my eyes now, you’ll be gone; and when I wake up, what if I can’t...