Tonight

I would like to freeze time...

Lucy's feet came plunking down the stairs, she peeked around the door, smiled, and crawled up into the crook of my legs. She wiggled down, snuggling with her blankey and sheep. In just a few moments I could feel her soft rythmic breathing, the breathing of a child deep in slumber. I looked at her, at her eyelashes resting softly on her cheeks, her lips pursed out, and her flushed cheeks.

I don't want to lose these moments.

I don't want to wake up one day, only to realize that this time has passed, and that I will no longer see those big eyes peeking at me. Watching me. Wanting to be with me.

I want to freeze time.