Sleeping Beauty
the moon draws lines across your face,
rendering you peaceful and pale.
your hair is curled against your forehead,
your eyes pressed shut.
you are breathtaking, dear.
no matter your thoughts,
in your tranquility
there is beauty.
i wish to be with you,
in your dreaming state,
but to witness you lying here
is enough to satiate my love.
the creases between your eyes
have relaxed and gone to bed,
letting you be slow and gentle
and beautiful in your sleep.