Goodnight

The closeness of instant messages.

In that small space

Those minutes before sleep

Everything close and soft

Like a stuffed animal I had but didn't keep

Every word and even beep

Of my phone as I read 

Your last message

It says good night lovely

And I smile and think

Of your warm conversation

And what we share before sleep

How lucky am I

My bedtime comes first

You’d stay up an hour

You'd stay up an hour

To say goodnight before bed

The time difference is off

And so is the space

But the space before sleep

That we share

Is so sweet