Happiness Is

Happiness is to see you,

To feel your hands around my face,

Your eyes holding my gaze for

Longer than I remember to breathe;

It is to sense fragility in your eyes.

Happiness is to hear you,

To hear my heart rising and falling,

Its fast rhythm pulsating 

With the sound of your voice;

It is to never need to speak. 

Happiness is to feel you,

To be nestled in the curves 

Of your arms, the strands of my hair

Stretched out on your chest;

It is to be in the comfort of silence.

Happiness is to know you,

To trust your heart, to be brave 

Enough to say I am yours. It is

To have you as my waking thought 

And my goodnight kiss.

© 2014 Helena Malheur