Today, a simple day
I like to start my day with someone gentle and sweet,
Who only needs a little extra sleep
Who I’ll be extra quiet for when I zip my things
Fluttering in and out of sleep, I can’t predict when you finally speak
“Are you going on a walk?”
“Not yet, darling.”
Sleep, darling.
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Yesterday, you held me when I cried
And looked at me in a way that made me
Want to kiss you, wondering when
I’ll stop being so scared
I’ll keep thinking of the way
You looked at me and the way
I had to look away, scared
Of what I’d do
Too many thoughts and the wrong state of mind kept me from loving you yesterday.
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Today, you told me you dreamt
Of kissing, something vague and hazy enough
To remind me not to tell you
That I dreamt the same last night.
Between my usual fevered dreams, there you were.
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I think I’ll be OK.
Nothing to repent for.
No shame left to carry.