Two friends fall asleep
next to each
with the innocence of puppies
after a playful romp.
They slump onto each other.
Head upon a shoulder.
Head upon a head.
Hands touching along blue jean seams.
Their breath soft as a breeze
through willow branches.
A flutter of pale green leaves.
A sleepy recession of awareness.
One dreams a thread through the needle’s eye.
The other dreams an unnoticed sun.
Two friends will wake.
And realize their closeness.
One will uncurl and stretch naturally.
The other will doubt the innocence of it all.
copyright © 2020 Kenneth P. Gurney
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