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Here Is Good

Stop. Take a deep breath. Think. Feel. Love. — Here, with you, is good.

By jenny alexanderPublished 7 years ago 2 min read
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my legs, intertwined with yours.

your hands, grazing against the soft hairs on my back.

two hearts, beating rapidly beside each other.

it's 7am, monday morning and i can see the sun peeking through our bedroom window.

a new week.

a new sunrise.

a new day that i am blessed to have awaken for.

there are some mornings where i forget to stop and think. i forget to slow down and admire the brisk air and silence. when i leave for work, i watch people quickly race past me in their cars. these are people who over the years have gradually forgotten to appreciate day by day life surrounding them.

these are people consumed by a routine lifestyle and i feel bad for them. i feel sorry for their families. they've become too busy to kiss their lover goodbye before work, too tied up to hug their children before school - these were once every day duties that were slowly erased from their schedules. as time passed by they were replaced by less important, careless tasks; removing tough coffee stains from their blouse or re-reading and deleting old work e-mails.

i can't help but feel scared of routine.

i am scared of being too overloaded with work that at night i forget to send my beloved off to sleep with a goodnight kiss or waking up and being too occupied to share an "i love you" with him.

i am scared of being too caught up in making it to work on time that i forget to admire the lyrics of my favorite song playing over my car speakers.

i am scared of 9am morning shifts and 5 o'clock rush hour traffic.

i don't want lunch time at 12 and supper at 5:30. i want to sleep comfortably in our bed, wrapped in your arms until 12:30 and eat late night pizza with you at 11pm.

i don't want monday to friday work schedules. i want mid-day afternoon wednesday bike rides with you. i seek staying up till 4am sharing early morning thoughts with you.

i crave unpredictability.

i desire irregularity.

but right now,

it's 7am

in our own little world

and i am watching your eyes subtly blinking back to sleep,

while feeling mine slowly do the same

and right here, i am happy.

right here is good.

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jenny alexander

trying to be better at this life thing

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  • Mariann Carroll2 years ago

    Fear is our worst enemy , enjoyed reading your poem. I subscribed ♥️🌹

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