A Prayer Before Sleeping

Curl with me tonight
across these countless miles
as we lay
tuned to each other’s stations.

Find me in your deepest breath.
Find me in your inner ear.
Find me in your sweat.
Find me in our gestures
that rhyme across oceans.
Find me in the inexplicable
technology of love.
Find me right here
in the palm of your hand.

Curl with me tonight,
tight as a fist,
carried on the night
toward the light
of a sweet and lasting
friendship.

Out here, in the molten dark,
I’ll comfort you.

Out there, beyond vision,
out beyond belief and science,
your love is indistinguishable
from magic.