Let’s sleep
my love.
Surrender to the hazy vise of it
and feel its boney fingers stroke
our flesh
and weigh our eyelids down.
Let’s sleep
my love.
I want to hear
our hearts beat against the pillows
and dream of our breath
mingling together
and dancing above our lips.
Let’s twist together
and watch our limbs
become roots
that grow through the sheets
and the patchwork quilt
and anchor us
to the earth of our bed.
Let’s sleep
my love.
