when you are asleep,

January 17, 2016

when you are asleep,
the seconds rise and fall beneath
an arm around your

waist. you are the waves, pulling
me towards morning’s shores
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Written by yi-ching lin Posted in art, life, personal, poetry, reflections, thoughts, writing Tagged with asleep, awake, breath, breathing, exhale, guidance, inhale, love, navigation, relationships, seconds, ship, sleep, tanka, tides, time, waist, waka, waters, waves