“Inhale four and hold for four, and then exhale eight”,
He says to me when I can’t sleep– his ever-anxious date.
I rest my head down on his chest and listen to his heart
Each perfect beat a cartoon sheep I’m counting in the dark.
He puts his arm around me and his fingers stroke my hair.
Without a word he tells me that I’m safe and he is there.
[27/12/18]
