Unexpected Visit

I saw you last night...
felt your smile..
heard your laughter...
Had a good long talk with you..
All of a sudden you were just there...
and the words poured out...
Just like it was yesterday...
The truth was that i have been thinking about you lately..
Knowing that it had been six years since we last spoke...
or more correctly, since I spoke to you..
and yet there you were clear as day as I slumbered...
We were in that little coffee spot...
me drinking tea...
you drinking your coffee...two sugars, no cream..
we ate a meal together just like old times...
I started to catch you up on my life..
and you assured me that you knew..
You gave me the advice...
validation..
that I have been so desperately wanting to hear from you...
I was mesmerized...
by your smile..
the light in your eyes...
the cadence of your voice..
it ended much too soon.
As the sun started to rise in the sky...
I knew it was ending...
I started to cry..
You hugged me...
I could feel your arms around me...
the best hugs ever...
you always poured your heart and soul into your hugs..
I have missed those hugs...
those few moments when I knew that you didn't want to be anywhere else...
just standing there, hugging me...
as you started to pull away,
I pulled you closer and started to cry...
you wiped the tears from my eyes...
told me not to worry...
that I would see you again...
and when I didn't see you,
you were watching,
loving me from afar...
that I never lost you..
you were always there...
You faded away...
I felt the sun streaming in the window and rolled over...
I heard the music of a wind chime..
and although it was just a dream,
I knew that it was real..