Your palms told the story of the universe
whilst I pressed my lips to your wrist
and allowed my eyelashes to flutter against your hand,
flirting sleepily with your skin.
I was numb to everything besides your body;
my hands falling in love with the bones of your spine,
my mouth gently parting to call you baby
but my lungs finding nothing but breathlessness.
In that moment
I realised that every inch of me was in love with different parts of you
and my legs tangled between yours
in order to bring you closer to me.
I want nothing more now
than to spend days laying down with you
and discovering different parts of you.
As I traced the shape of your ribs
I pulled you even closer
as if I could replace the distance between our love
with the proximity of our bodies together,
but ultimately knowing that
I need you so much closer.
We were stuck in a half dream
and I never wanted your arms to unwrap themselves
from my fragile body
of which you held so delicately.
My body never wanted to leave the damp pavement
where our knees rested against each other's
and the smoke from your cigarette stroked my lips
as if it were you kissing me.
My body never wanted to leave the hard floor
where I lay my head on your chest
and watched the sunrise
knowing that you were only mine
when nobody else could see
but I need you so much closer.