Stealth Lover

Were you here,

you would feel my tender touch of assurance on your cheek,
the gentle embrace of reassurance in my arms,
the soft whisper in your ear of dreams yet to come.

Were you here,

you could look in my eyes and know
these are more than mere words
on a computer screen.

Were you here,

there would be no need for questions or assurances,
for our first touch, first kiss, first tryst
will cast all doubts away.

******

Ah, sweet woman, I was there.
I came in the night while you were sleeping
and sat softly on the bed beside you.
I watched you breathing, slow and even in the dark.
I brushed your hair back from your face
the way a mother would and traced
the smile lines 'round your mouth.
I took your hand and held it up against my cheek,
your fingers curling into mine and locking.
I gently kissed the little hollow of your throat,
so baby-soft and unprotected as your tender underbelly.
I briefly leaned my head into your shoulder
and memorized the sweet, seductive smell of you.
Your eyes were closed and hints of dreaming
fluttered underneath your lids.
I could not look into them,
but I knew what they would show me;
I knew what they would say
and I believed them.
I was there, sweet woman,
and I will come again.

******

My stealth lover
has come to me
in the night

She gifts me with
her gaze, her touch,
her caress

I thought I was dreaming
when I awoke
to our scents co-mingling

I thought I was dreaming
when I awoke
to my skin tingling

My stealth lover
has come to me
in the night

I am grateful
this twilight interlude
was not interrupted
by my snoring!