Nightcap

Languid limbs lie in wait Motionless memories dissipate Breathing cadenced calm and slow Echoing heartbeats through eardrums flow Illuminations snuffed by tidal twilight Ushering in cool dark ebony night Tucked away tranquility; warm body heat Flowing gently under soft clean sheets Perfect stillness soothing sounds Familiar space where comfort found Floating solace weightless grace Encompassing erasure of every trace Of compiled complicated residues of the day Diminished discarded fluff blown away Now free of clutter; a tiny space Reserved within for your beautiful face Gazing upon you as drowsiness pleas For yours must be the very last image I see Before this soft journey, so I might take there Deep brown eyes and warm velvet hair Holding you just as if you were my pillar With you as my refuge I’ve nothing to fear Come with me my love; I’ll show you the way Accompany me to slumber and promise always To stay