We Accept This Time

as comfort

a place to reside

and move forward with routines

created in each day

We no longer discuss the importance

of time (at my request), rather, we take for granted that each day

will rise and fall with a leg draped over a hip

snuffly snores when pushed to the side

Taking for granted the pounding heart beside us

that skips in dreams

pretends not to wander

or wonder

But we never forget

What came before

Potent and passionate

Breathless

Fleshy and fearless

and that was before we reached the stairs.