I walk alone
On midnight street,
No body there
To meet or greet,
But shadow walks close by.
Street lamps cast
The company,
Formless shade
Strolls next to me,
Reaching for my hand.
I gasp to clasp
What’s offered there
But nothing solid,
Only air,
An empty yawning space.
A light appears
In front of me
From void
Beyond eternity.
Your form appears within.
You stare so long
I start to sway.
You rescue. Distance
Falls away
And time stands still for two.
Midnight still
And caught in space,
Mesmerised
By one of grace
And heart of precious ore.
I blink just once
And now you’re gone
In recaptured chasm
You belong.
Light fades into dark.
A nearby clock
Begins to chime
Each stroke, the passage
Of our time.
Midnight once again.
But shadow still
Walks next to mine
Embodies closeness
Outwith time.
You will always be.
Video reading Time Stands Still
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