YOU AND I

KAI DIGNEY

As I sit up in bed late at night

working hard at homework,

your consistent breathing relaxes me

Of all my frustrations of the day.

I met you in high school when you first moved here,

and now I lie here with you

almost three years later.

Your elegant features,

your dimples and freckles,

Always bring a chuckle and a delight to me

even to this day.

From relaxed facial muscles, closed eyes,

parted lips, and soft breaths

Comes such comfort.

Kai is a UHMC student currently taking English 104, Introduction to Creative Writing, taught by Paul Wood.