There's nothing like a lazy Friday
Nothing quite like it
Waking up without an alarm,
Just your arms--
Around me, squeezing.

So many mornings I lie awake in your grip
As your drift back and forth
In and out of your sleep.

Nothing can match this feeling
Safe in your bed, like nothing can get me
Nothing needs to matter
Just you and me.

Naked, exposed
Vulnerable.

Clothes strewn about the room,
Evidence of last night's passion
You roll towards me
Leaving your kiss on my neck.

I could really love you if you'd let me.

Pull me in tight
Erasing my insecurities, my discomfort
Wordless
You tell me I'm beautiful, I'm okay here.
Open, honest,
You always tell me exactly what you mean.

If it hurts, it hurts.

And I could really love you if you'd let me.

Sun kept secret by a blanket of grey
Warm water, an aimless, welcomed gift from cool air
Toes squish into soft sand below
As waves sweep me away--

Come so far, come so far
to be pushed back
to where I started.

Safety, serenity in a shallow baptism
Feet firmly planted after each lift
Sweet fresh breeze, away from a heavy city
Free to let go--

Come so far, come so far
to be pushed back
to where I started.

A laugh on land tells me this minute is not mine
Another day, another mind, another life
Whose story winks at mine.
So I float.