all i want is to wake next to you
to feel you body breathe out, breathe in
but waking means sleep which is impossible to do
so i'll keep watch like a sentinel till the day begins
maybe it's the way that the first crack of light
refracts off the facets of the small of your back
and the way your scent mingles with the sheets through the night
subtle pheromones of which there is no lack
i cannot lie restful when i'm with you
but i drink in your beauty like a fine liqueur
and as i watch you dream those dreams you do
i only wish to be part of their unending endure
these sleepless nights are of little concern
for my soul understands what the flesh can't discern