An Everlasting Kiss

His crooked hands are holding up my head
He’s still hoping he’s dreaming
That my eyes will awaken with him
But through such troubles in time, I won’t wake

It’s like floating, all pressures dissolve
And I see his tears that I’m swimming in
I almost want to go back
But after all my pains, I won’t backtrack

Part of me wants to lean down and kiss him goodbye
He won’t feel it and I’ll miss him
Like my sun misses its flower in my heart
But my eyes are blind to the sun; I can’t kiss him

There’s such tingling on my face as he hugs where I was
He’s holding my hand and I’m sodden
I really want to hug him, tell him it’s ok
But he won’t hear any words I can say

I can’t find an escape
I have to see his tears, crying for my body
But I’m not down there; he doesn’t know this
He’s searching my face for an answer

Light is shadowing his face
The gleam burns my eyes
I sense a change
Am I going back?

I never stopped hoping, staring at his face
And I’m saved by God’s good grace
Miracles they say are unheard of
But we’re still together after death

We’re still holding hands, tears of joy
It seems he prayed it to be so
The light is cushioning us and time has set us free
Beneath us is ourselves lying quiet on the floor
Above us are the angels, singing for us
A silken flag of welcome and a never-ending kiss