In The Night Poem by William Kofoed

A velvet touch
warmly glides
caressing me
as I lie

nestled in
a hollow formed
a warm place
I long to be

a flame flickers
soft glowing flame
longing to grow
to consume me

empty longing
wanting to be
with warmth filled
a hungry need

from a distance
a worried gaze
fretful watching
from far away

wanting yet
acting not
fearing now
to be replaced

full of need
to be filled
taking what
I might find

in the night
as I lie
on velvet touch
that I need