When I crawl into bed at night I lay there waiting....
Till he is through brushing his teeth.
For so many years the habits we form,
The habits we share......
The time we wait for each other
I lie still and quiet
Awaiting him to lay next to me....
And I wait with joy and anticipation....
The time when all the day will fade away
Then he is next to me
I am already warm from our lofty down comforter
He is cool and slides close to my body.....
He reaches for my hand and I to his
Our fingers entwine....
Mine so small as though I am a child.
We lie close and our bodies warm to each other...
It has been this way for so many years...
My feet touching his shins.
I can not reach his toes with mine
Till his reach up to touch mine....
Which way? I ask....
Will he spoon me or will I spoon him?
These nightly rituals we do, we ask...
Each way has its peace...each way
Each way....
Where I will fall ....into a blissful sleep.
Each night where he will kiss my neck
My ear....my neck....
He will kiss me....
I know that I am loved
And I love him like I can never love another.
We fall....
Into our dream sleep
The one time that we do not know
Where each other is...though side by side we lay.
Morning comes
Once more our hands reach for each others
To twine once again and lay....
Quiet....so quiet.
Must we break this magic time where it is
Just us?
I feel his breath on my neck
As he turns to kiss me good morning
Sometimes it is me who does this...but today it is him.
Curling, in our embrace of each other
Where time does stand still.
