Trouble Sleeping

There are nights when I want to stay up forever.
this might be one of them,

I laid in bed fantasizing, each new vision
excited me more for life than the last

this was how I met you
stories not shared with the children,

this was our vacation,
events not captured on camera

this was the story you wrote me
how ensnared, I was, waiting for the next chapter

this was how I kept you
how grateful I was for that

this is how I remember you
on nights like these, my memories never seem to let up.