fall asleep at night

"The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one.
Yet the light of the bright world dies
with the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
when love is done."

and i run up
to stop you just before you turn away
a gentle touch
my cold hands on your warm skin
feet rooted to the ground
silence ringing in our ears
words screaming in my heads
stuck at the back of my throat
hot tears pricking at my eyes.
you inch forward
and i watch in vain as your back disappears into the shadows
a salty taste on my lips
my cheeks are wet