I seek to protect innocence
where it exists
where I see it
or where it never was.

The soft contour
of your face against the pillow
a calm stream of breath
and a small smile

are all worth saving
from everything that darkens and dampens
and from rains that seep through our silk screens

Cocooned in sheets
you are a vision.
And you are the one
for whom all is worth losing.

09/20/2009

Posted on 09/21/2009
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