The Dream

I had a dream about you

We were in an airport

My family walked ahead of me

I turned and walked the other direction

After climbing the stairs

I saw you

Waiting at the top

You were smiling

I noticed the wrinkles on the corner of your eyes

Proof that you used to smile a lot

I was frozen and in shock

It felt unreal

And it was

You hugged me and told me not to tell anyone

I smelled your cologne

Lavender

Mom’s favorite flower and color

Is that why you always wore it?

You let me go and smiled at me again

Everything was gone

And I woke up in my bed

I knew it had to be a dream

Because you’re miles away

Six feet in the ground