Nighttime Shadows

Night time Shadows

I remember when you woke in the night,

Calling a name I did not know,

Your trembling hand in mine, so tight,

A silent plea, a whispered woe.

You asked me softly, "Where is my Dad?"

A question that broke my heart in two,

I told you he had gone, so sad, so bad,

And watched your world turn dark and blue.

The next time, I told a different lie,

Said he was on ARP duty’s call,

But you saw through my words, I know why,

And hated those dark nights most of all.

The fairy lights on the shed’s old wall,

A fragile hope to chase the gloom,

Soldiers walking, shadows tall,

Haunted hours in the silent room.

Those nights of suffering, endless pain,

Your love remains, forever true,

In every tear, in every refrain,

I love you, and I remember you.

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