as i fall asleep... (w/ audio)

it is still quite a few nights and daylights
and some hours and some minutes yet
that i will count down
as a lone, prone body beside this window sill

and yet you are right here already
with the pillow holding your head
next to mine
and already i am savoring the smells
i will retrace with my fingers
in the creases we will make
for me to hold under my tongue
when the distance collapses below us
and i can scoop you into me again
and my bare knees can touch the back of your bare knees
and i can lay awake in your sleep again

and when you leave again
i will leave
my heartbeat in your pocket
for you to find
when you reach for my hand
in your sleep




wb