NIGHT BY NIGHT


I walked into the garden,
You were sitting on the grass.
Flesh was dangling from you face,
I caressed you gently.
As I touched you with love
A light shown.
You whispered so softly
The morning sun glistening off the dew.
I heard your words as you came back to life.
A smile to my face
The dew regained your face
And my love became whole again
As every morning when you come to me
You never age
But the darkness of night
Takes its toll upon you
Night by night
Less of your body remains
For the morning light
My love for you will never die
But you
My love have been gone to me
Now for a fortnight
I smell the rotting
And still I see your beauty.
My heaven is within you
I dread the passing of each day.
For I know you will whither away
And soon
I will not be able to hold you in my arms.
As I hold you
You fall limply into my arms.
No longer stiff as when you first died.
My love,
I will never let you go to the earth.
It is time now the knife in my hand,
I will join you
Eternity will be ours,
Together.
I love no other.


Michael V Hechtman