Intwasa Poetry

when she sleeps

when she sleeps & when she sleeps she hears warpt floorboards creak feels draught of lift cover me settling in sees thro lids lite hazing peers, smiles feels me reach. & when she sleeps i read outloud ‘trout fishing in america’ to lull her dreams she keeps arms under covers her chin the quilt two fists we meet our cheeks & warmth sticks she turns & kisses she rolls from me uniformly i follow take up 39 her space stretch warm where she’s been allow no release. & when she sleeps in the fleshfolds of nite where my thumb fits the fob of her concave waist holsters her gunbelt my elbow to hip... & when she sleeps she tries to turn back to me i sleep i flail rage continuous or deadweight she soothes my outbursts til i too sleep quietly tho i battle my dreams she sleeps again instantly. & when she sleeps me & the cat orbit her shape 40 she radiates offers no resistance to proximity. & when she sleeps i long to disturb her tranquillity plan to eat gratefully her cum breakfast 41 ...