Reminiscence.

     A train horn blows softly in the distance while we lay side by side. The only other noise besides the record player. Playing soft piano, romantic melodies, sensual vinyl's set the mood for the day I could only ever dream of before. We lay on my bed, candles lit- freshening the air with a sweet smell... Cherry Blossom, the most aphrodisiac scent I could find. Candle light softens the darkness of the room, washing it away with warmth, and desire...

    Our legs overlap, and my arm around you, close... A heavenly feeling, an emotional relief- I want nothing more than this moment to last forever. The cool night only brings us closer together and I find myself searching for a warmth that only your curves and body can give- cuddling close, leaving little to no room between one another... Exactly how it should be. The soft orangish-yellow flush of fairy lights illuminate the contour of your face, highlighting your irresistible features. A shadow hardly misses your eyes... A portal into dream-land, the window to the soul captivates my heart wholly, a forceful realization that you are all I want.  A glossy twinkle reflecting the lights dangling on the wall, small stars, the only thing showing you to me, and I couldn't be more grateful. Oh your lips... your lips... pillows for mine. Smooth as rose pedals, a saturated, stargazer lily, pastel pink- alluring as ever. The music on the record player drowned out by a deep longing...

    I can't help but caress your face with my fore finger, dragging it across your cheek- turning you to look towards me. That gesture was the only way I could communicate how I felt in that moment, the perfection... Your hair lay behind you, a single strand crosses your face, and the river like flow sinks down covering a small portion. A tease for what's beneath. Hiding you, pulling me in deeper and deeper in love.

    The way time relaxed when you are near me. It was only us... you, me, and autumn air... The music slows, a pace typical of slow dancing... But neither of us were here to dance. I couldn't do anything but stare into your eyes. It felt like an eternity we admired one another. Dreaming that the night would last forever.

    Recollecting this day, what seems eons ago- a night no other could compare to. A memory that replays every night since it happened. A night I cant forget, it's events woven further into my memory by a loss that has eaten me alive every time I lay in that bed and you aren't with me. Left only with a photo in a picture frame. If only there were words for how much I lay in the position we shared that night, holding your photo where your face once lay, sharing locked eyes just like that night... I wait for the day we meet again, and share this memory together one more time- a moment that can only then, truly last forever.