Família

There are four angels,

four heartbeats

that sleep soundly,

safely with me at night

whilst love calls my name

from countries over.

Internally I struggle

with the security,

the serenity,

the love I feel,

how foreign it all is.

For tonight,

I’ll sleep peacefully

knowing his lips speak my name

while I have sixteen other legs

with me in bed

until his return.