Eyes Half Open
With my closed eye
I am left to my senses
I can hear you breathe
In the stillness of night
With my open eye
I can see your chest
The rise and fall with each breath
The rhythmic movement continues
With my closed eye
I smell your scent
It is intoxicating
My mind spins
With my open eye
Your lips move
As you sleep
As you dream
With my closed eye
I remember the touch
Of your strong hand
Only a memory
With my open eye
Your hands relaxed
Miles from my own
In exaggerated proximity
When awake
You no longer talk
You no longer touch
You no longer love
My closed eye will imagine
What my open eye no longer sees
@Annette (Tarpley) Wengert
1/3/21
