Beginnings

The way you twist your hair 
and wildly run your hands through it,
over and over,
to try to fix the bed head...
The way your eyes peek at me 
while you tuck your face into your shirt.
The way you float through space
like you’ve lived here for years,
and get tangled up in the sheets 
waiting for me 
to crawl back in and melt into you... 

Your touch is healing on every level, 
and mine is a language 
all on its own.
I tell you about my life -
the challenges and the silver linings -  
and find that I’ve never been able 
to speak quite so eloquently.

You hold me,
our energies collide
and fill each other’s hearts 
with goodness that cannot be contained. 
The momentum takes us further
than we’d ever thought we'd go,
and we glide, 
endlessly. 
I have always known you.
You have always loved me.
Our bodies intertwined 
on all the sides,
over and under,
through lifetimes,
effortlessly.

You are my nightlight.
And I am your home.
Thank you for receiving 
with such openness,
and for giving
with such selflessness.

I close my eyes to the sound 
of your breathing, 
and hope that this is the way 
we will go one day,
when the sun sets and
the breeze picks up, 
and we lift off 
into another 
brand-new beginning. 
But until then,
I am counting my blessings
and giving endless thanks 
for finding you earthside
after all this time.

You are a truth I can never un-know,
a light I can never un-see,
a gentle breeze on my cheek 
while I sleep,
and the heat I will always crave.
And I will rest in it,
and bathe in it,
and float in it, 
and bask in it...

Forever,
from now.