This night with you...

Things have been different from that day when I met you. Should I say, I suddenly saw that glimmer of hope in this long travel that I am into. An oasis maybe in a dessert that seems to have brought nothing but desperation and sadness and solitude. My lips are but smiles and joy. Funny, but I begin to appreciate what happiness is and what love is. Slowly, unknown to you, you are teaching me how to appreciate life.

And, as this night unfolds, we welcome each other - not under the pale moonlight, but under the comfort of a place where trysts are meant to be considered as sacred and cherished. Yes, it will be something that I have considered sacred and cherished. In this place where humanity is not acknowledged and is meant as a place for the less, our presence makes the difference and is just unmindful of whatever discomfort it may bring us - comfort it is will suffice to have you and me.

This night with you is no ordinary night the way that I spent my past nights with others. Maybe because of a prayer that I recited just before the sun set, or a firm grip with your fingers in mine as you whispered odes to my ear. Extraordinary may be an understatement in fact. This night, I tell you, that it is all about you. This night will bear no resemblance in the dark nights that I have lived in the past. You are my blanket tonight and for more of the nights to come and every night will be a different night with you.