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Thorny Poetry - 3. Touch
I want to touch you
You’re right next to me and I want
To reach over and
Run my fingers through your hair
But you’re too far
You said
You can’t sleep if you haven’t got room
You said
That’s why we need such a wide bed
You said
You can’t sleep if I touch you
You’re already asleep
If you weren’t I might
Reach
Touch
Hold you for a bit
But you’re asleep
And I don’t want to wake you
Or startle you
So I lie here
Longing
And in my sleep I search for you
Roll into the middle of the bed
Closer to you
While you hug the edge of the mattress
I roll into no-man’s land
The buffer zone
While you shy away
In your sleep
I’ll just wait
Until tomorrow
Then I’ll touch you
Then I’ll catch you
Maybe
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