• Last night, I couldn't fall asleep.
    Try as I might, I simply was unable to go into night's embrace.
    I watched the time go by on my alarm clock.
    11:00 PM.
    11:30 PM.
    12:00 AM.
    12:30 AM.
    With nothing else to calm my mind, I reached into my dresser drawer and pulled out your memento, your shirt that you gave me.
    I felt the soft fabric brush against my face, and I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply.
    I smelled the soft, somewhat sweet aroma of your flesh.
    My body first felt hot, remembering your touch, then relaxed as I imagined you laying next to me.
    I drifted off to sleep, with the thought of holding you close in my dreams.