Marriage

I see you fell alseep
with the light on again.
I watch your inner child dream
of peaceful things.

A snort, a puff, a full-on snore.
I shake the bed with silent laughter.
Speaking from my rear,
you wake.

Your open eyes betray
The love you feel inside.
Until you start to search
for matches.

You drape across my chest.
We talk of unimportant things
as shadows hide the
August moon.

I fetch us ice cream sandwiches
through our darkened home.
The light turned out,
We sleep.