i loved you so dearly

after making love

we laid naked, our bodies

exposed and

entwined;

your soft skin angelic and

smooth;

our flushed faces hot, smiling,

tired.

i put on that record, miles davis "bitches brew"to

sleep;

the relaxing ambience set by the faint glow of old christmas lights,

hanging;

bookcases acted as a divider from the rest of the room,

privacy;

the low vaulted wood paneling above us,

cozy;

my arm wrapped around your chest, a promise

to protect you.

i simultaneously showed my affection;

your tousled strawberry hair i lightly

kissed;

i breathed in

your neck,

we drifted into dreams

delicately,

exploring the universe

together.

it was cold

but our bodies in union,

kept warm.
it was one of many moments in our time that

i thought

'this moment is eternal'

in the morning

we wrote on each other's backs:

on your skin

a secret

my mouth

never told...