Day Draws In Slow by Lori Yamamoto

day draws in slow words catch in the throat of morning i speak anyway for the sound, for the quiet street today is new concrete holds our small feet little ghost hides in the shadow of the lamppost i’ll find your love quiet as a winter’s breath hold me close like rain, like a soft sigh i’ll slip away in the shadow of another day stumbling alone learning life’s okay in the dark say after me leave the world’s unkind words hold me close listen to my quiet song i’ll fade away like a morning dream your words in my hand a game of shadows, of light you’re all i hold soft as a whispered goodnight hold me close this fleeting moment’s right i’ll be gone soon but you’ll stay, bright i’ll be gone soon but you’ll stay, bright