World is Asleep

While the world is asleep,
I lie awake in a dream that feels real
because I am with you.

They’ll lie still, and we won’t disturb them.
It’s you that I only get this feeling around.

I accept that I am awake because you are here.
There is no other fact.

While the world is asleep,
I want to explore everything that I can
without interruption,
without the triple bypass of work.

More than enjoying your company for what it is
like croissants in Paris,
after climbing the Eiffel Tower with you on my back,
or counting how long it’ll take to bend
the curvature of the tower into the shape of your heart.

While the world is asleep,
they’ll lie still, and we won’t disturb them.

& when they awake,
they’ll think it was all a dream
by the time we finish explaining
what took us so long to get back.