In the Dark of Night

in the morning

i'm gonna miss everything about you--

the way your eyes glow

when you talk about shakespeare,

how your lips curl up at the edges

when i say something sweet

and i'm struck by the insatiable desire

to kiss them,

when you fold up next to me

until everything i want to hold in my arms

is nestled between my jaw

and my shoulder,

the way your head rests on my chest,

ear pressed against my heartbeat--

i wonder, do you hear my heart

saying your name

in its steady rhythm,

hoping above all

that repetition

can inscribe you into my soul

so i can carry you everywhere i go,

my love.

morning is on its way

but for now, if it's okay,

i will hold you here forever

as the night crumbles around us,

i will take your hand

and look into your eyes,

i will whisper to you 

in a voice that comes from just behind your pupils,

i will tell you

that i have never known

anything more true

i have never seen such light

as now i see in you.