Embrace

To sit you on my lap and hold you.
To pull your hair behind your ear.
To look into your eyes and tell you
that from right here, it is all real.

I feel your weight upon my body.
I feel the warmth of your deep breaths.
I sense you from inside my shelter—
the key to me, through your embrace.

In this still moment of connection,
to look into your sweet eyes,
to tell you that from where I’m looking,
there’s simply nothing you need to hide.