Night after night
I lay awake, still,
feigning sleep,
afraid to disturb
your peaceful dreams
With cat’s eyes
my vision sharpened,
roving the room,
following the moon
slide through the window
Once my restless,
churning thoughts took
me from bed to window,
warmth to cold,
to seek an outer calm
There in the dark,
across the street, another
face, lit by the moon,
looked back at mine,
seeking the same solace,
but finding none.