but you weren't there to know it
in the emptiness of the bed
i felt two hands slip slowly around my waist
as my body lay cradled against the warmth of your flesh
I heard you breathing in my ear
felt the gentle motion of your chest rise and fall
and rise
against my back
i could hear your heartbeat
thudding
in the stillness of the finished day
i felt my own heart
quicken
as you held me closer
i reveled in your comfort and your caring through the night
until the jealous sun
arose and lay her orange hair
among the sheets
and i awoke
shedding a quiet tear
in loneliness and mourning