Forever and After

So this is what the myth and legends were made of Why the Gods painted stars and Moon to the sky Why the wolf howls at night and birds sing by day How lost pets find their way home But you have never heard this before Not seen the way a room changes with you in it The way the light hums around you That laughter shines out of your eyes How fast the world spins with you in it When hours blink by like minutes Hearts beat quicker, hands and lips tremble Did they not tell you how joyous you are? Has no-one ever told you what happens when you are gone? The space you leave behind when you are not there Like a shadow, an imprint on my heart A secret code that beckons me to find you I never thought I would, or even that I could That you may even exist - I had forgotten A fairytale dream, pushed away by adults Yet here you are, before me Now I am the fool for not believing Wondering, what else I may have missed Pledge to miss no more, and to hold on tight Never to let you go and to let you know it To take you as you take me You are mine and I am yours With love and laughter Forever and after