One Touch

If you were here
I would take the measure of your skin
with my fingers
just a little brush across your arm
to blend my self with you
in a small, unobtrusive way
not to wake you
not to demand your attention,
not to disturb your dreaming
but simply to stake
my claim on your next breath
and the words you would speak to me
Shh come closer

If you were here,
I would wrap my thoughts around you
and take you with me
into a world that would allow
no apologies for need
or the wants that surface
when the dark presses too close
to leave any room for sleep
and imagination becomes more a torment
I can't take it

I hold the memory of you
in my blood
in my bones
in my skin
in my eyes reflected in the mirror
did you dream me into being
or did my reality separate into
the half that is alone
and the half that is missing
without you?


When we are lost in our days
we can choose the means of touch
but here If only you could
step inside my heart
for just a moment or two
you might be overwhelmed
by what I feel for you
Love, pure and simple love
that has no end
and longs to hold you near
for now and forever
for as long as we’re both here together
Just one kiss