Wondering turned to craving, 
Until it became a yearning, 
I waited patiently a long time, 
Chasing an elusive morning. 

I remember still, that dark time, 
When all seemed utterly lost.
The garden of my heart barren,
And buds swallowed in frost. 

I prayed to be set free,
Of the shackles of solitude.
I talked with you in verses,
Half-baked, uncertain and crude.

Your lips broke into the smile, 
Like the crack of dawn. 
Songbirds soared in the sky,
A new day was born.

My nightmares became daydreams, 
When you tapped me awake, 
And I wanted to live once more,
Just for living’s sake.

— Amittras