Sweetest Memory

Sleep is a blessing when it arrives at my doorsteps...

The mattress sinks with my weight

And I feel like I am, again, merely eight

Lying awake in my bed while mom sings to me

Enchanted stories of dragons and ladybugs

About their friends and perilous journeys

I laugh to myself and hug her to my chest

Her scent is still the same

That comforting warmth is still there

Even if only in my memories.

Her eyes twinkle and mine smile back at hers

There is a mystery hidden in her arms

So I dive in and feel her breath tickle my face

How good it is to be young again!

And feel her chest in my cheek

Her heartbeat beating next to me

It's so good to see those beautiful eyes

That will always live in mine

You will always live in my best dreams

And in my sweetest memories.