pillow talk

we spoon, afterwards,

we kiss, we say goodnight.
we say, I love you,

and mean it, then reach for the light.
her side,
then mine.

books carom to the floor.
remotes.
phones.

the dog jumps up, finds
a middle spot
between us.

he's asleep before we
are

as we talk sleepily,
as lovers do,
against the pillows.