our morning

come lie with me on soft cotton sheets
breathing into my neck.
let me feel you slide
against my thighs,
sweat salting our bodies.

stay.

hold me in the morning sun
under a lazy fan,
pushing air across our hips like soft brown hair.

soft fingers glide from your palm to your shoulder.
your hands on my waist hold me hard against you.
lips gently rest on your neck as
hot breath dusts the cup of your ear.

sweet lover,
slide your hand behind my head,
through my hair.
hold my ear on your chest,
against the tripping beat.

i close my eyes.

my tears flow down to
pool in your navel, spilling
salty trails to leave a warm path
for my lips to follow.
you whisper against my hair,
pulling me back to lie cheek to neck.

slip down
and rest your head on my breast,
cradling my stomach in your big hands.

hold me.
can we stay like this,
drenched in humid light of the summer sun,
as the day blooms upon the earth?