I Slept With you Last Night
It was quiet when we talked, alone.
You and me in the evening glow
I could even see a smile,
In the luminescent light
I really wanted to hold you
But knew I could not, at least yet
And your lips danced in my mind
With every word, that you said
You told of dreams and loss
All those changes in your life
And really, I listened very hard
But all I could think of was a kiss
You laughed at my simple jokes
So sweet to humor me so
And my heart would ache
With every one of your smiles
I touched your lips with my mind
So soft and warm, as I thought
I wanted more with every touch
But was afraid that you would run
When we lay down to sleep
I just held you in my arms,
kissed your shoulder and your neck
and saw our future in my dreams.
© 2000 James Parker Haley
