I Reach for You in My Sleep

As I write these lines

In the dappled light

Of the rustling trees, mm

You rise and fall

Head on my belly

Field work on your knees

I reach for you in my sleep

That's never happened to me, oh

Curlew calls all day

At the yellow cottage by the lake

You lick your lips then

You imitate the noise they make

You reach for me in your sleep

That's new to you, you tell me

I awake

And my head turns to face you

Take your breath in mine

You were reaching for me too

I awake

And find you wrapped around me

Safe, our limbs entwined

You were reaching for me too

God, I love you

You value your privacy

And never google me, mm

I hope you don't mind

Being with a writer like me

I write for you while you sleep

That's never happened to me

I awake

My head turns to face you

Take your breath in mine

You were reaching for me too

I awake

And find you wrapped around me

Safe, our limbs entwined

You were reaching for me too

Oh, I love you, mm

God, I love you

I reach for you in my sleep

That's never happened to me