too much, just enough

i've forced your eyes
open
more than they've ever seen
before

i've made you think 
too much

i've tuned your ears
up
more than they've ever heard
before

i've made you try
too much

you tire at the thought
of being with me

yet you step over step
across rug
and pillows

looking for me

and as you lean
your head
on my tummy
and listen
to my being

i become still
for you

breathing in
the love
breathing out
the pain

over and over again
until the sea
calms for me

and you

(true)