Deep; this heart in shallow grave
and buried like a forgotten slave
Whose dreams were great
And means were small
Once lost the world
But gained it all
In your eyes.
Dead as dead and unaware
In the dark beneath a fresh placed mound
Where no sound escaped
And no life was found,
Before your laugh
Awakened me.
Your voice; the breath
That stirred my lungs
And returned my soul.
And somewhere in the night
Restored the rhythm
My heart had lost.
Smile and I will live.
Dance and I will never die.
You have pulled me from an early rest
And I will never sleep again.