A Quiet Force

for a.

in the night, I can barely see you lying beside me
i sit on the side of the bed,
stare at my watch on the nightstand,
look over at you

deep piercing blue eyes
lightly shut
no corset
no collar
no chain
just a heavy comforter
embracing you

naked and alone i sit and stare
naked and at peace you lie there

in the emptiness of the night
after hours of poetry and play
wine and whiskey
i am alone
as you sleep

and all i have to comfort me
is that
quiet force
that draws me in
seductive without seducing
but even in sleep
a force nonetheless

i crawl back in beside you
move in as close as i can
wrap my arms around you

earlier you were submissive
but now,
to your being,
i submit


-fprm

c 2009