A Country of Our Own Making

You held onto me
while the shadows shifted
and the light crept in through the blinds
wrapped tightly in my arms
you ran a marathon in your sleep
your body flexed and pulsed under my hands
jolted half awake you pulled me closer
and whispered words i didn't understand
This night was a dream
a half reality of stolen moments

We are together somewhere else
in a country of our own making
Because on foreign soil
we can be anything we want
And pretend for a short time
that our lives are different
full of wonder and excitement

We are new people here
discovering ourselves in this new land
laughing as we walk in these strange directions
getting lost among winding streets with no name
kissing in the darkness while rain falls around us

Upon returning home
we may find all things new again
yet some things remain unchanged
The sun has shifted while we were gone
the light seems different now
We opened our eyes
and you let me go.