An instant in life
3:08 am, I awake with a start
alert, disturbed by something
and I see your eyes

Somehow you came to me
We both know why but are afraid to speak it
I asked you what time you thought of me
And you froze, knowing that I KNEW

Our dynamic has shifted
What once was jibing kinship
Has become something else
Its nature undefined but known

Soon we shall speak of it
We will step gingerly toward it
For we both fear
That which has wounded us both

There are eons between us
Oceans to be crossed
But at the right moment
Your eyes will be the bridge

~Ed Markow~