scribbles

my journey begins
here
i start at your eyes
and
rest delicately on your lash
feeling their fluttery wings as they kiss my cheek
i then slide
slowly
slowly
slowly
across your jaw
silky
smooth
i must tread carefully
for i may drown, in the un rippled chocolate

follow me.

the crescent of your lip
is tauntingly delicious
but i refuse the chase
instead
i trace you further to the curve of your neck
where the shadow creates soft dark maps
of places only i know
to touch
they are places where my breath
dances sleepily on your skin
making you quiver

breathe in…
breathe out…

clenched fist.

from there i travel south
to your chest where i sleep
my pillow beats a steady gentle lullaby
mingled with drowsy rhythmic breaths
these are the sounds i sleep to
comfort
that comes from
familiarity
it curls up, warm, content

i tiptoe towards your stomach
as to not wake you
the lines there are etched carefully, slightly
i trace them
they tell your story
i read your lines with
my fingers
just quietly, lazily
stroking the russet edges
and there i know you

through

un raveling
un tangling
un wrapping
un dressing

i discover
you
and in that

i discover
me