Night Mostly Gone

is the night mostly gone
how long til dawn
maybe lie here with you
for a few
still feel you breathe as you sleep
first light delight
no eternal night
not yet
though some expect
that’s what’s on deck
vision’s been fuzzy
sharpened up twenty-twenty
but for the moment
in Love with the dawn and you
the fire blew out
in the [booming/blazing] south
four years ago in may
for a long time my Love
I count the days away
and that’s where I’ll remain
but for a few moments
each waking hour of every day
and just before dawn
and when I breathe in
and let it out
to a younger you
somewhere [down] south
gotta use what I got
[someone's a little]
[another's a lot]
there’s a broken locket
I keep in my front-right pocket
[holds/got/carries] a picture of the you I once knew
no more consuming me
but baby I let you color me
a familiar flavor
sometimes finds its way to paper...