PHASES

Let me place the key in the door
And flick the light on one last time
Let me hear familiar things
Like the creak of the floor
And the whirr of the TV
Or you whispering,
You love me.

Let me lay myself by your side
And turn the light off one last time
Let me hold you tonight
As I dream of the past
And the phases we moved through -
When I whispered
I love you.