Just Once (Round 2, slightly better)

satin sheets
softly cover
legs intertwined
as I beg the sun
to take that much longer
and the moon
to circle
just once more

The blinds leak contempt
as my hands cup your face
and pretend
that for each minute
of every day
they match the same print
around your soft cheeks
and I know exactly
that each freckle
on your skin
matches my own

Only a couple hours remain
But this is our morning
May we persist
If by chance
Our lips lock
just once more
May I memorize
how sweet they taste
and those freckles
will always resemble
my favorite constellation
The one I saw once
Just once

you stir gently
as your legs wrap
even closer
and I plead
maybe everything else
has been a dream
maybe what im feeling now
has always been
and always will
My fingers caress your hair
gently put the strands back in place
to when I met you
just hours ago

Before you wake
I toss and turn
to hold you close
tired eyes blink
as I watch you wake
auburn lips
curve into a slight smile
your hand touches me
with lovely audacity
and ten fingers
caress my chin


Just once
I think I had you
as time moves on
and the memory turns dim
like the morning
I saw
my favorite constellation
etched on creamy skin
dissappear

To say I loved
Just once
keeping to myself
holding my toungue
like I held you
I'd utter your name
but all goes moot
except your face

All that I knew.