I imagine on nights like these, they're folded into one another, to comfort and coddle.
I imagine their nestled head to neck, or chest to cheek, warmed by the closeness of each
other's touch, the steady beating of their hearts, or soft hum of their breath.
I imagine I'd envy them.
I imagine nights like these would fill me to the brim with dread and regret, a longing
for soft caresses and lingering heat, for whispered promises and fluttering heartbeats.
I imagine on nights like these I would lay wide awake.
I'd imagine those sounds rolling through my head, but a deeper desire to experience
them instead.
I imagine them sleeping, exhaustion pouring out of every hesitant gasp and recovering
sigh, their bodies entwined, no beginning or end in sight.
Envy creeps, and cravings roar, ravenous tingles burn at my core.
Desire floods between my ears, and lasciviousness hinges upon my mouth.
My own breath jumps at a foreign pace, while my skin shivers, shakes, and quakes.
I am awake and entranced.
I imagine them, and yet I dream of you, you and your undiscovered touch, the welcoming
hearth of your body, the sweet symphony of your racing heartbeat, the deep growl of your
desire and the faint shudder of your pleasure.
I imagine you, the character that is yet to enter my story, you, the long-awaited hero
to step forward and challenge my defenses, you, the passionate being to walk through
the forests of my mind and see not overcrowded vines of rambling thoughts and thorns of past
failures, but instead marvels at the blossomed flora, an expanding fauna that glistens through
and throughout, showcasing all lessons learnt and battles fought, you, the teacher who praises
the efforts but emphasizes the lessons, you, the conductor of beautiful harmonies between
your body and mind.
To imagine them in comfort on a night like this only encourages more thoughts of you
who is yet to arrive.
You who has yet to have a name, who has yet a face.
On nights like these I sleep soundly, falling, falling fast asleep.
For in good time, you and I will meet.