close to you

My dreams about you Have become the only way I can feel you near. Every memory— A whisper in the dark, A soft echo of when you were here. In the daylight, Reality hits hard. The weight of your absence Pulls me down. The silence is loud, The hours are long. But still… I hold on. Because when night falls, It brings me back to you. In my sleep, You're real again. I see your smile, I feel your hand. I live in the moments We once had. The world may take you from my days, But not from my nights. There, you're mine— Even if it's just a dream, Even if it fades with morning light. Still I wait for sleep, Because sleep brings you. And even if it's not enough, It's the closest I get To holding you.