hearts lie down

Lie down by my side, by my side, by my side.
I have the need to hold you, she cried, she cried.
To have you lie against me, by my side, by my side.

I remember how it felt
To hold my tiny sleeping child,
Our bodies safely cradled
From the cold and the wild.

Lie down by my side, by my side, by my side.
To have you lie against me, with a smile, with a smile.

Make a blanket of my arms,
My hips and my chest.
Nestle your heart inside of mine,
Let it rest, let it rest.

Lie down by my side, by my side, by my side.
To have you lie against me, she reclined, she reclined.

We’ll stop my legs from running,
And close my mind from fear,
I’ll hum a little lullaby
For only you to hear.

Lie down by my side, by my side, by my side.
To have you lay against me, she sighed, she sighed.

Or maybe we’ll lie silently,
Thinking only of our breath,
In a bed of our own skin,
Without height or width or depth.

Lie down by my side, by my side, by my side.
To have you lie against me, for a while, for a while.

Restrain my restless feet
In a belt of your own legs,
Let my worried fingers
Trace the ridges of your face.

Lie down by my side, by my side, by my side.
To have you lie against me, in the night, in the night.

Just as the black horizon forms
Against the starless sky,
The contact of your weight on mine
Grounds all my wayward sighs.
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in honor of Valentine's Day, Imolc, and the impending Spring......
for all lovers out there, at risk of giving my poetry to thieves, gratefully given to the one I love
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