lover

is that your heartbeat or mine?

skin so close our senses intertwine 

as your fingers delicately trace my spine 

the silence doesn’t bother me at all

i hear your breaths as your chest rises then falls

the dialogue in your diaphragm calls 

in this moment i feel complete 

the tension between when our lips meet

as we swim in the pool of our body heat 

our eyes lock and our souls connect 

no spot of skin do you neglect 

a gentle love bred by respect 

you hold me with shameless embrace 

cheeks flush as you grasp my face

dissolved are the boundaries of space