Howl

I strive beside you,

Still keeping my distance,

I watch you.

Your eyes the softest and sweetest,

Dark like the midnight sky,

Fur soft and graceful,

And here I am,

Watching you from a distance,

The way you sing,

Gets to me,

You’re howling,

I like how you change keys,

How you let me near you.

How you let me drink.

As I got to my feet,

Ready to run,

You get a head start.

And then I never see you again.

You disappear like the night escapes the morning,

Like the wind brushing the trees,

Even though I never got to say goodbye,

I did get to say hello.

Now I’m still wondering,

‘Will I ever see you again?’

Only time might tell,

Might tell in such a way that someday I will,

I can’t wait for that day,

Until then, I’m still wondering…

‘Someday soon, buddy… I might see you…’