Last Night

Last Night

Last night I dreamt you held me

We pressed flesh and were as one

Your breath was as a warm wind giving succour

You were soft to the touch, yielding and enveloping

Last night I dreamt you held me

My mind was not troubled but,

Knowing discomfort would untangle us

I wished for sleep that I would not live the moment

Last night I dreamt you held me

I imagined and mapped the contours of your body

Every mark, line and shape I knew intimately

Adoring all in equal measure

Last night I dreamt you held me

Without poison or hidden agenda

Your feelings were as open as a book to be read

And I fell eagerly upon every word

Last night I dreamt you held me

I loved you then as I love you now

With a naivety that would remain

Throughout your ossification

Last night I dreamt you held me

But when I awoke, we were not there