A Promise is All I Asked of You

by Kathleen Dangerfield
(South Carolina)

I saw you last night
you held me close
your cologne surrounded me
I felt safe
my hands slid slowly up and down your back
yours made their way slowly through my hair
your eyes
the love in your eyes
made my heart beat fast and slow and at the same time,
you told me 'I love you'
I love you too
don't ever leave me
I wont, I promise
your kiss, I could die in your kisses
the world went black
I woke up ...
you're gone
why?
I love you
and I promised I would never leave you
why couldn't you promise me that too?