I woke up in the middle of the night and blinked
My eyes tried to adjust to the dimness enveloping me and
That was when I noticed you, well, when
I felt you, really
You had snuck in after I had fallen asleep and you
Were curled up against my side with
Your hand on my chest and
Fingers splayed as though they were guarding the heart
That beat rhythmically beneath them
I didn't dare to move out of fear that I
Would wake you, so I just looked down at you and watched
You breathe so gently in your sleep
I gingerly tucked you closer to me and and felt your heartbeat
As our bodies touched our
Pulses began to pound in sync with one
Another and I closed my eyes and drifted
Off to sleep and lost myself in
Dreams of you
