Insomnia

After the bath

you lay on the bed

exposing layers

of beautiful washed skin

we both stared at in surprise;

long strands of hair, shiny and damp

under the yellow sunlight,

fell over your shoulders:

they made two exclamation marks

with your stiffened nipples.

And gently you fell asleep

at my side;

while I, my sweet, stayed awake

all night

who had your uncovered beauty

to think about,

your nipples troubling me

in the night

like two mysterious asterisks.