those times we danced…

do you remember the night we danced;

the time we twirled under the moonlight?

times you held me close so that your perfume

eased its way into my nostrils…

do you remember the time that we held each under meteor showers

how the sky rained down around us as if the world were ending?

I remember that was the night we danced

do you remember the morning we woke up in each others’ arms?

how we dared not look away from each other

afraid that the image would be a dream and that we might wake

next to someone else or worse next to no one at all?

do you remember how we danced around the bed

our fingers gently touching each other in a special way

with a special purpose and intent

we fed our hunger with lust from our hearts

that morning we danced

do you remember the night we lost our way?

how we spent an endless cold night in a strange and foreign place?

that special and scary time was trying and it was true

we survived those harsh realities and persevered

do you remember how we held our hands close to one another?

afraid that if we let go, we’d be lost?

I remember it all…

that cold night we danced

through all of these years and these miles

that we have traveled together

with all the ups and the downs;

joys and the horrors that we’ve lived through

my favorite memories are of

those days and nights we danced together

with all the world watching; all eyes on you

we danced until our feet hurt; our eyes red with tears brimmed over

tears of happiness; tears of relief…  we made it…

© 2013 p.hill