I lay beside you, evenly
and notice the fine lines
that are your hairs -
they rise up from the soft skin
of your head,
and curl up at the ends,
like our broken amends.
I lay beside you, evenly
and forget everything
until evening -
you whisk me away
into another world,
with your tall tales
and twinkling laugh.
I lay beside you, evenly
and we stay still together
under the moon
as she bathes us
in her pure light,
and lulls us into a
dreamy oblivion.
I lay beside you, evenly
and it hasn't been 'till now
that I realized
just how broken up
and rough around the edges I am
compared to you.
I lay beside you, evenly
but my heart is not still
and my brain is not at ease -
I want to ask you about the world,
about the thoughts that you refuse to voice,
about me.
But I am merely a forgotten dream
in your sea of memories -
so I lay beside you,
evenly.
