close to you

when u hold a flower

i want to be its petals

that will fleetingly touch your lips

as u smell its fragrance

when u look at a painting

i want to be its colors, its lines

that will form in your mind

image of appreciation to smile about

when you sing a song

i want to be its words

hear u utter

me... softly, lovingly

when you close your eyes

i want to be the darkness that will

keep you company at night

and leave only when daylight comes

when this poem ends

i want to be the dot

that marks,,,read last

and remembered until another poem comes

. i want.