One kiss on your forehead

My fingers in your hair

The trapped warmth of the bed

Your knickers on the chair

Pink light behind shutters

Zebra shadows on the wall

Your eyelids that flutter

Above all

The purring of the cat

On the puddle of books

Echoing in the flat

While the water cooks

One last glimpse for a while

Of your dreams’ patchwork

One last look at your smile

And I am off to work