Home

She's on her way home

As we lie here in shadows and heat

The window's curtains swaying and stirring with possibilities

The moon whispers of her imminent arrival

Yet you sleep so deeply removed from our world

Cradled in the web of a dream

Your eyes and lips are closed to me

As I continue the charade of our love

In these waiting hours of darkness

I have one mission

To leave

To leave as though I might never have existed

Sliding out of our blissful haven

Wrapping clothing around my deliciously bruised body

There's a scent of sex and regret

That mingles sweetly in the midnight air

You stir slightly

Your sleeping arms reaching for my love

You wear the pure face of a child

As I, the redeemer

Clear myself away

Leaning in for the last stroke of silky skin under sinning fingers

I wind my way through hallways

Looking for a way out

Wanting and wishing to start this night all over again

Now, she's on her way home

So my dreams must remain dreams

Goodnight, sweet love, I whisper

As I glide soundlessly into the night

I'm on my way home

She's on her way home