helpless 9/08/10

late at night as you sleep
i lay awake next to you
i hear your snores and
the grinding of your teeth
i feel you thrash as you
toss and turn until morning

and i want to protect you
to make it all better for you
my male instincts are too powerful
to fully deny

but this is no fairy tale
and you are no helpless damsel

it hurts to know
that all i can do
is lay here and listen

©2010-Art Belliveau