I LOVE YOUR WAY

I love the way

your hand

glances across my skin

the way

your fingers caress

each fine silken hair

standing erect

in the follicles of my back

the way

eastern breezes

embrace

as your whispered breath

cools

falling

on the curved

arch of my spine

I love the way

you hold me close

rocking

swaying

perfect rhythm

to the beat

of evening’s lullaby

bodies bathed by moonlight’s kiss

I love the way

you push up to me

lips nuzzled

against my neck

my heart

jumping

skipping

playing hop-scotch

in my chest

pounding

so loud

you feel it

thru my back 

I love the way

you make me forget

the crickets

the whistling frogs

who watch

from the windowsill

moths flitting

circling

gecko reaching

belly flattened on the screen

heart beating

synced with mine

ours

the tick tock

of the analog clock

the siren’s wail

high, low, fading

labored breathing

escalating

sliding into

murmurs

sound of lids

closing

darkness

midnight’s symphony

toes exposed

intertwined

arms, legs, fingers, minds,

finds comfort

peace in sleep

each night

I love your way