Ben says that it’s because
there is no one to wake you
up after two hours of sleep to a
shot of whisky to catch
the Gregorian chant early Sunday mornings.
Nathan says it’s because
there is no one to wake you
up bouncing on your bed
in their underwear at
three a.m.
just to read you a poem.
Jules says it’s because you can’t nap to the sound of someone reading.
I say it’s because when I stretch myself
into an early Saturday
cup of tea
in hand
scanning the headlines on my computer
and he comes home
tired and still
glowing in first nights
and spring creeps in just a little with
a chirp
and he smiles that smile that says
I totally want to tell you all
about this
but first I’m
going to sleep
and then brushes his teeth
And I think, to the buzz of his
electric toothbrush
that this is him
all of him and
Will be.
