i watched you sleep, sleeping in the faint glow of light filtering through the slightly drawn shades. the scent of our love permeates every corner of the room. the remenants of candles that were burning brightly just moments before are now low glowing embers. i hear your breathing…slow, steady…the peace reflected absolutely beautiful. you wrapped your arms around me, our bodies meshed together naturally, as if it’s always been that way and never known any other position. i sighed and breathed in the smell of your skin, gently kissing your forehead for fear of waking you from the deep slumber you’ve succumbed to.
you stir slightly, only to wrap yourself tighter around me, holding onto me as if for dear life. rather than fighting you, i succumb to your embrace, wrapping myself just as tightly around you. finding my usual place to rest my head, i am instantly enveloped in you.
nestled in the soft pillowy bed, wrapped in each other’s arms and a warm down blanket, i drift off to dreamland in search of you, always confident that i will find you…in dreams, in reality, in this lifetime and the next ones to come.
steph