Heartbeat Lullaby

We lay side by side on my tiny single bed,
Eyes locked in a silent staring contest
Where each blink feels as powerful as
A thousand blows
And each second ticks away into
A thousand eternities

A  single moment in which time is nothing
And words are less
Our blinks are the only form of communication needed
Each one threatens to break our connection
But promises protection

We hesitantly break this moment when our lips become too close,
Making our eyes shut tight and surrender to the familiarity
Of each other’s tastes and textures

The perfect moment of silent love is abandoned
But not lost
Rather, kept safe between our lips
In that little area that is us as we really are,
United, one.

We’re close enough to feel each others' heartbeats
Each beat like those precious blinks
Forms a message between your heart and mine
Binding us together again, two notes in a symphony
Until your heartbeat lullaby sings me to sleep.