When the Rain Comes Down

When the Rain Comes Down

I hope you find comfort in the sheets of my bed
and in the beats of my heart

The droplets outside slide like silk
slow and calm
elegantly molding with one another
chasing to be part of someone else

The music is faintly echoing in the room
as I brush away your tickling hair on my nose

You press the cold tips of your lips to my collar
searching for warmth
of what was left from last night

I breathe in the dew from the left side of the mattress
not bothered to close the window
as the wind gently ushered rain into the room

Your finger tips draw circles to the back of my spine
smoothing over the ridges of my bones
easing the weight I've carried

I count your eyelashes
a mix of
long and short
curled and straight
but I'm distracted by the warm eyes that look back into mine

Your forehead touches mine
reminding me that you're still here
even when the rain comes down

Freckles

I like how the sun kisses your skin

golden and warm
glowing and flushed with the summer heat

You say that you get hot and sticky

the air is too stuffy
the sweat is too much

but I catch you closing your eyes in the morning
soaking up the day before it starts


I like how the moonlight falls on your cheek

silky and cool
soft and blended with the darkness

You say that the peace and quiet is all you need

the gentle hum of passing cars
the stillness of sleeping birds

but I catch you humming along to the music of my playlist
swaying in my arms like the night before


I like how the constellations move with your freckles

adrift and infinite
adored and unpredictable with the faded rays

You say they look weird in the mirror

the misshapen marks of distant Summers
the inbetweeners of dull specks

but I catch you smiling when I kiss your cheeks
connecting the dots of each freckle with my lips