Please don’t be afraid, little one,
I know you’re crying because you’re scared,
and your rosy smile faded away,
when you last saw them leave you,
you vividly remember their promise to you,
they made when they left your room,
with grateful kisses they promised to come back,
and waved to you at the window,
it was only meant to be a moment,
that you were not in their care,
but fate had its way that warm, summer night,
when the moon was only a sliver,
in the endless, starless sky,
and the tempered breeze came subtly,
caressing your tear struck cheeks,
the first night you feel asleep without their lullabies,
the first night no story was read in soft ascending words,
no blankets tucked to your chin,
no dreamy kisses planted on your forehead,
and now I listen,
as you cry yourself to sleep every night,
as you remember them,
those loving two who left and did not return,
you miss them more every day,
and I am afraid to take their place,
in understanding I am incapable,
of filling the void,
the emptiness that eats at you inwardly,
so I sit at your door,
and wait until dreams captivate you enough,
for me to walk in and kiss you goodnight,
hoping tomorrow will bring more than pain,
that I might fill your emptiness a little more each day.