In the corner

I did not put myself in the corner. If it were up to me you and I  would be under the same blanket, your leg over mine, your head on my shoulder, our fingers interlocked. Some nights I would wrap you in my arms, my chest against your back. I would slow my breathing so that I could feel your heartbeat and hear your breath as you slowly drift off. And even others I would scratch or your rub your back till I felt you slowly fade into your dreams then, still under the same blanket, still close, I would drift off to my own dreams of you.

I want always to be closer to you, I want to bring down the physical and emotional walls between us. I know that will take time and I'm willing to work at it one painful block at a time.