Asleep

Sometimes I wonder

Am I just a warm body

Kept around simply

To stave off the loneliness

That haunts you in the night?

And then I rub your sleeping back

My touch eliciting

Soft sighs and gentle movements

Towards the source

You roll on your back and

Half asleep

I curl my body into yours

My chest pressing against yours

Face buried in your neck

Legs impossibly intertwined

You wrap your arm around my shoulder

Protective

And slowly, almost imperceptibly

Your fingers tense against my arm

Slight pressure

Warmth

Your other hand reaching

Searching for mine

Still asleep

But seeking comfort, seeking closeness

Seeking love

Seeking... me