By spaceman
Date: 2002 May 07
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She lies

She lies beside me
her shallow breath
against my back
tells me she is awake
an hour after
slipping into bed
hours late.
She thinks I'm sleeping
she brushes the tips of her fingers
whisper soft through my hair
she sighs
and I wonder what that breath
holds
longing, love
regret?
My Ivory girl of this morning
smells like Irish Spring tonight
and I don't think she washed
her hair at a "late meeting".
She lies beside me
and she lies.