By dreaming I reach br ............................ the core of your warmth. br Breathing you nightly br ................................ keeps me undaunted. br Loads melting, float br ........................ weightless within my heart. br My mind drinks your word br .............................. or it becomes parched. br How many sips br ...........................will render me thirstless? br Time cannot enliven me br ............................................like your verse. br Keeping you near means br ........................................my spirit survives. br If this be love, friend, br .................................. then it nets me alive.