perplexity & redemption  

  ...

just being alive
it can really hurt
and these moments given
are a gift from time

just let us try
to give these moments back
to those we love
to those who will survive

kate bush




He tickles my back -- lightly, as if with a feather -- and my body trembles with the sensation of pleasure.

As he rolls over, he is most vulnerable. I feel his body sink into the mattress, hear his breathing deepen, glance at his relaxed face in the moonlight. The crickets' chirp outside the window distract me from my own desire for sleep, and I toss and fidget in an effort to get comfortable. I turn to him, snuggling my head against his chest and curling into his body. His arm raises, then lowers to pull me closer to him. As I listen to his heart beating in his chest, he mumbles, "I love you," kisses the air, and is asleep again within seconds.

I lay in the shelter of his embrace feeling protected from all that is wrong and ugly in the world.




past tense : a year ago today



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