the art of sleeping with someone

there's an art

to sleeping with someone.

after

the bitness part

of the program has ended,

there's

the snuggling,

the afterglow.

one or the other might say

something like,

that was pretty good.

you too? the answer might

be yeah,

great, or meh, or yeah it was good,

i guess.

you have a little

pillow talk as you both

start to drift off,

you mention that the lawnmower

is broken,

she tells you

her sister might stop by

tomorrow

with her kids.

a leg might be on

his or her leg,

her arm might be around

your shoulder.

face to face.

you both get up to brush

your teeth, 

she puts in her Invisalign,

then you both go back to bed.

hip against sweaty hip.

but then,

it gets a little hot under

there.

in fact it's down right sticky.

adjustments are made.

one or the other moves an inch

to the left,

one to the right, 

there's the kiss good night,

at last

there's complete separation,

the boat is away from the dock.

there's room to breathe

and stretch out

without accidentally touching

one another.

you pat the bed and 

tell the dog it's okay

to hop up now,

so he does. okay.

sleep time.