Watching You
Your eyes never opened after that last long kiss
You pulled the dark curtain of sleep about you
Your body fitted against mine in perfect configuration
And your hand upon my arm about you
We always fitted well in all things
What was it that you said?
“Do you know why God put those spaces between your fingers?”
And when I shrugged, you fitted your fingers between mine.
Watching you alone with yourself within your slumber
I came to realize that love can only be appreciated
When we imagine what we would be without it
And in that moment of my pondering
I discovered many things.
Your touch was more profound than a million hands in applause
And touching toes to be sure you were there
Was a communication far superior to internet
I determined then that a kiss was indeed a luxury
And a moonlight whisper has more power
Than all the chants of protest across the world
Walking hand-in-hand had far more meaning
Than any three car garage
And your head resting upon my shoulder
Lightened all the weights of a troublesome life
And without you life itself would fade into obscurity
The complexities of life never altered the simplicity of us
We drove 200 kilometers just to eat at The Fat Duck at Bray
We camped overnight in the ruins of the old Cathar castle
In the hills beyond Limoux where we found the cave
And when your father welcomed us into his home
But commanded that I sleep in a separate room
You told him, “He is my life now, you must understand”
And we slept at the Albergo al Viale and drank wine at breakfast
And all the wonders of my life were there
Lost in that nocturnal womb where I could not go
And when moonlight filtered through the limbs of trees
And decided to dance upon your face
I also learned that God could promise me nothing more
For my salvation was beside me and the gates of heaven
Opened with your eyes of morning
And my soul would come home again for another day
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