How to Distract Me

I can only imagine falling softly

your warm embrace as I relax and place my forehead on your chest.

The light is rosy and glows gently through my eyelids as I rest in your arms.

Everything is peaceful.

Everything is safe.

Your hands draw snaking spirals on my back

slowly

lightly

and I sigh because I've never felt relief like this before.

Just to be loved.

Just to be held.

And told everything's going to be ok.

Because here's in your arms

I believe it will be.

In this infinite moment of serenity

I don't have to think about anything

and I just listen to your breathing

and your heartbeat

and focus on the benign touch of your fingers brushing through my hair.

It's nice to find the cure for the anxiety,

because when I'm touching you

it all melts away.

And I feel like myself again.