I look at you sleeping

I look at you sleeping

I look at you sleeping; your lovely face;

Your lips, your eyelids, your cheeks and your brow,

And I want to kiss every single place;

Awake as I am at this early hour.

But I know if do you’ll be angry;

Who am I to disturb your peaceful sleep?

My darling; you mean everything to me,

But I know sleep’s bliss and love would be cheap

If I, on a whim, wake you selfishly,

So I turn away, stare at the ceiling,

Consider all the years I’ve shared with you

And conclude: we both share the same feeling;

And that feeling is: I love you so much;

But you’re asleep, so I look, but don’t touch.