post the twelfth, 2013

last night i dreamed of you.
i dreamed that you were older.
i dreamed you never told her.
i dreamed of you last night.

last night i dreamed of her.
i dreamed that she was older.
i dreamed you never told her.
i dreamed of her last night.

then i woke in sudden darkness
and heard you there beside me,
your breathing softly labored,
your dreams inside your head.

and the earth restarted spinning.
all the pieces found their places.
as i lay back down beside you,
in our life, our home, our bed.