Stillness & Touch

A Man and a Woman Lay Side by Side

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You sleep lightly,

as if morning itself fears waking you.

And somewhere between closed and open,

like a command from the sun,

your body stirs—

and your waking smile

becomes a tender kiss,

returning to my eyes.

Without thought, without words,

our hands find one another—

two hearts wearing skin and bone,

reaching, clasping, remembering—

content to remain entwined

for an endless hour.

m.c.f.