Lullaby

Illustrating when I had my lullaby... now it's gone. Erased from me. Insomnia is a nightly plague, and I cannot sleep without my lullaby...

Here love,

listen to my lullaby.

His voice so silky,

smooth like warm milk

on a snowy day.

It's below zero,

but warm in our

little tent.

Come closer,

or you can't hear it.

I press my ear against

your soft chest,

listening to the song.

It's happy, light,

ticking and beating

with delicacy.

Do you hear it?

I wrote it just for you.

His heart thumps,

just for me, and I 

return the favor.

The wind crackles,

snapping at the fabric.

And I strain to hear

the lovely refrain.

Do you hear your heart?

It's yours. Mine's in your chest.

I close my eyes, with his

breath floating down

my warm neck.

I'm wrapped in his arms,

under the wool...

Right next to his heart.

Hhmmmmmmmmm.

I'm madly in love with you.

My lullaby is slow,

deep and rich. Through his

veins it flows.

And I drift away into that

subconscious realm,

where I hurt no more.

I miss your lullaby,

and I cannot sleep.

Once I've tasted heaven,

I crave it every night.

Where's my lullaby?

I twist and churn

without the lovely

stutter of our lullaby,

The song that lulled me

to sleep, that washed away

my hurt and pain...

That ushered me into 

the light, painting smiles

and warmth into my soul.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

And it's dead.

Reviews

[Sasha]

Aww. This is beautiful. I had a different response to every bit of it. The title made me think it was something sweet. Then I clicked the picture and was a little freaked out. Then as I read, I felt it was lovely and sad in its own right. I can appreciate the sentiment of his heartbeat being a lullaby.

[Jonathan Ballam]

Awww...I was looking forward to a warm and cozy ending in this poem. Interesting take on a lullaby. In poetry the characters are there to be abused, don't be afraid of being a literary sadist!

Great write :D

[Randy`s Princess]

wow another winner Gage I love it you really stir things in me to so I`m returning the favour full of stirring emotions R.P

[MiidniightSoul]

This is such a beautiful poem. Very deep. ^__^