Afterglow

 Afterglow

As I let my soul drift to sleep,
I pray for a night with you.
I’ll not be counting sheep —
you’re in my thoughts from dusk till dawn,
the dream my heart holds on.

Your eyes ignite my soul,
my heartbeat beyond control.
You open your arms to me,
and all the world fades quietly.

In the afterglow, we breathe as one —
two hearts joined beneath the sun.
The night dissolves, the stars bestow
their light upon our afterglow.