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bedtime smells are lovely,subtle sweat
on patches of skin
that rub together
naked.
not quite innocent,
but not suggestive
either.
toothpaste
starting to stale
in sleepy mouths,
who expect
a goodnight kiss
hello.
where all
is soft, and a little
blurry without glasses.
but that's okay,
because
where is the charm
in focus?
these seconds
always feel
like a lifetime,
and if only
they could be.
in moments that lack
complication,
or power
in assumption,
is it true identity
that emerges?
or the awe-struck
projection
of fantasy?
your body, in complete
relaxation and oblivious
to the way i stare across
your chest, the way some
burn holes into walls.
and i know
with regrettable certainty
the carnage
this union could incite
if either party
decide it to.
scalps tingle
upon contact.
tracing pathways
under bad
morning hair,
with only
the best intentions.
sun strikes
at the bedside table,
reminding visionaries
and dreamers
to change back into
their daytime
counterparts.
i am not sure
why i was allowed
to see what
i saw
in you,
or even if it
wasn't something
my mind concocted
while we slept.
but i do hope
that the pure
artistry
i witnessed,
which, for
one instant,
made us god,
does exist.
