Sunshine

We dance in the living room

No music, just the sound of us moving and giggling

You take my hand and pull me close

Your palm fits against mine, steady and warm

I follow your lead even when you laugh and forget the steps

We move together until I’m smiling too much to care

You spin me once and I fall into you

You smell sweet and salty and comforting

I stay against you, the dance forgotten

We sit at your desk with a puzzle

The pieces scattered between us

Your foot touches my leg and strokes up and down my calf affectionately

When our fingers brush reaching for the same piece,

you don’t pull away

You just look up at me with that quiet grin

that always makes me forget what I was about to say

You make me laugh the way I used to when I was little

and didn’t know the world could hurt

Full and unguarded,

safe in the knowledge that your touch won’t bring pain

You say something with that low, even voice I love,

and I can feel it settle somewhere deep in me

I could listen to you talk for hours

Your laugh is one of my favorite sounds

It breaks through me every time,

bright and easy and real

You make me want to smile all the time

Even when you’re not here,

I think of you and the way your face softens when you look at me 

and it finds its way to my face

You make everything lighter, like sunshine

You make the world feel gentle

When I’m with you,

I don’t wait for anything bad to happen

I just breathe

I just stay

I just love being near you