Sometimes, passion is wrapped
around silence.
And fervor is weaved into the veins
of steady breathing.
There is music in the stillness,
and love
in quiet conversations
about the affairs of the day.
The comings and goings
of the familiar,
and the multitudes
of sighs, grunts, and huffs
about the world outside.
Broken only
by the divine moments
of little pecks,
an embrace so tight
until the other dozes off.
Afternoons of nothings
with the beloved
are adventures into the realm
of their thoughts.
We travel through connection,
learning how they want their sheets
draped around their body;
the exact volume
of white noise
that makes them comfortable.
Merrily, we swim
into the waters we learn
to call home,
where we drop our anchors
in every sweet return.
Every Sweet Return
October 26, 2023
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