Tucking loose hair behind my ear

Eyes dancing,

Lovers in a smoky bar

Fingers crossed and legs intertwined

“I love you” echoes with every beat of my heart

Lighting a candle, locking the door

Warm light splayed across my chest

Breath by breath,

A lullaby

Old sheets tangles beneath our bodies

Languid motions exchanged between lips

Promises made, and kept

To be loved is to be split open