“waking up in the warm embrace of lover”

Sunlight laces through our tangled sheets,  
A golden hush, the day’s first greeting there—  
I wake within the haven where my heart repeats  
Your steady breath, your skin, your tousled hair.  

Your arm drapes softly, anchoring the light,  
A gentle tether in the shifting tide;  
Outside, the morning stirs with life and flight,  
But peace remains wherever you reside.  

I press my face along the map of you—  
Familiar territory, warm and known—  
The distant clocks and worries slip from view,  
Here, softly held, I find myself at home.  

The world can wait its turn beyond our walls;  
For now, I rise in love’s sure arms, enthralled.

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