Holding Eve

You don't know it, but sometimes, I slip into moments of pure elation, bathed in warmth and soaked in serenity. And in this place, I find you. Hidden in the softest part of my mind, Saved from the woes of the world. And you complete me, in ways that defy the limits of human possibility. As I behold you, I embrace the promise of a smile, And the tender innocence that lived before the mask of mistakes became the core of our identities. And we are so, young, again, Blissfully lost while unaware of time, And choices that changed our faces. Here, you are perfect again. And I am still a boy. Spared of heartache and unafraid to trust your gentle eyes. And I stay for awhile, watching the glow of our beginning. Hoping my mind finds solace, In your beauty, In this memory, And In my final way, of keeping you a part of me.