for Kim
when you fall off to sleep
you glow
like the inside of
an almond
so alluringly touchable
yet Sleep is guardian of the body
shielding you from the world
and my stirring hands
your sleep is the still sleep of marble
sculpted by the gentle blade of shadow
and night’s light
you sleep quietly like plains of amber
open for the night to discover you in
all your sleeping splendour
the moonlit clouds break open
in whispers at the sight of your slumber
how blessed to wake next to you
like waking next to
a murmuring field of rye
if only i could be there
deep within your sleep
deep within your sleep
and feel so entirely close to
you,
so completely with you
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