LOVE Poem: Rest, by Shelby Young

I want to sleep.
My eyes droop and fail to stay open.
Their weight is more than my will to be awake can battle
I want to curl into the ever-warm cloud
That is my bed when you are in it.

When your arms pull me in
My body feels comforted and loved
Your presence brings me peace again
So I can finally rest

Without you there, the warmth is gone
It feels more like dry heat
Everything burns there, leaving me in misery
I need you to regulate the temperature

Like the forest fire needs the trees to thrive
Or how a drought needs rain to resolve
You are quiet in my hurricane
And the sun after all of my storms

So when I lay my head down
In an attempt to get some sleep
The feeling sets in, I can lay there forever
But no matter the sleep I get
I won’t be rested until you’re home again

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