Night Whisper

 

I like to whisper to you

In the middle of the night

Across the mound

Of pillows

And say directly

To your

Subconscious mind

That I love you

I want to believe

It sinks in more deeply

And inoculates you against

Any crazy thing

I may say or do

During the day

That hurts your feelings

Or annoys you

I know it doesn’t

Work that way but

I do it all the same

I figure I could use

The credit

Poets, ironically

Are startlingly clumsy

With spoken words

Everything they think

Comes out in a rush

You could get hit

By a stray thought

Receive a concussion from

A passing feeling

Or be knocked off your feet

By a temporary mood

So I’ll whisper

To you tonight

While you sleep

Or hold your hand

Under the sheets

So tomorrow it will be
Easy to remember

That I love you