A Nightshifter's Guide to the Galaxy

when morning breaks away from dawn
and you stream the sunshine along the way,
i cast a beaming smile of my own
and wear it through the rest of the day.

and when afternoon breaks away from morning,
when i've plunged beneath an ocean of sheets,
you steal into my head's silent wandering
and color it through a thousand beats.

and when evening breaks away from afternoon,
when we're riding through the sunset and dim,
we rush forth feeling chased by the moon
and wrap ourselves in a starry dream.

and then when evening slips into midnight,
when we'd return to our separate strings,
i look back to the seconds of the passing day's flight
and carry on with the happiness it brings.