This December, I’ll Remember

This December, I’ll Remember

Only when the nights stretch long can I find the glow,
Seems the bright days always leave me blind, I know.
This December, I’ll remember,
Hoping you’ll catch it too, in the hush, in the ember.

I’m fine if you’re fine,
And okay if your world feels aligned.
It’s this quiet, in this quiet I’m breathing,
A little ache, a little ache,
Lonely under these low-hanging lights.

The cold seeps deeper when I’m alone,
My darling, I let the season carve its tone.
Only in the shadows do I see the truth,
A white elm stands, silent witness to our youth.

This December, I’ll remember,
Want you to feel it when I do, oh-oh-oh.
God knows I do.

by Onnaya