Tender Scrawls
Uyen Nguyen
18 April 2002

1
Laying next to you
With your arms around me,
The rest of the world vanished.
And although we were
Huddled in the darkness,
Unable to see,
I could feel you next to me
And
I could feel you inside me,
Stroking my heart
And untangling my discomforts.
You and I
Pieced together,
Amidst the disillusioned world,
Like a puzzle created
During a time of havoc.
Two souls coming together
When the rest of the world was
Cold and demeaning.
Two hearts touching
As we lay together
Like two lost children
Comforted by each other's
Warmth.
In a world so harsh,
We found each other.
In a world so momentary,
We will have forever.*