BBC2 Love Songs

I woke up to snuggle back in,
the house quiet on a Sunday
for the first time in weeks:
no company, no place to be.

BBC2 plays LoveSongs until 11:00 o'clock.
Between waking, I dreamt vividly:

A man with a deep voice
Does he do radio? told me
15 Things to Let Somebody Know They are Loved.

I rolled over and placed my arm beneath,
my arm around you.

A little boy picked blackberries
from the ditch outside, this man
with a deep voice spoke to the room
of guests, the lights down.
I couldn't find you in the darkness.

You took my hand, didn't let go.

The man announced our first song,
Bryan Adams. I cringed.
You appeared, smiling.

'I can't believe they're playing this on the radio!'
but you sang along anyway, waking me up.