blank nights in blankets

in the middle of the night
your name haunts me back
an echo from a distance
but no sound has cracked
i wish i could reach out to you
and say come to me
at dawn i lie half awake
yet half of my heart is with you
in the midst of cold days
the thought of you keeps me warm
when i stare at the sun in an afterglow
i wander about you so much
hoping you remember that photo
i was in the car wearing that black blouse
i pray you keep my sixth grade gift
cause i have been keeping you here
at a place inside of my heart
i know my memory fails me a lot
but my heart never forgets you
my life is a book of rides
and you entered in the early chapters
became idle after for few pages
but please understand you're here
always present behind these leaves