Daybreak

You always get up first

light rustle of bed-sheet

as you walk to the bathroom

I stretch my leg to feel your warmth

outline of your missing body

I feel your heartbeat

pulsing smoothly on the sheet

that covered your body during the night

rhythm being in harmony with mine

I hear you brushing

your teeth

your hair

your steps slowly back to bed

waiting for me to open my eyes

like that first time

in that cheap hotel years ago

they must have demolished it by now

to build a newer and higher building

and when I pretend to wake up

like that first time you whisper

I love you

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