It Doesn't Matter

It doesn't matter what we do
Just as long as you are there
It's our quiet times
I love the most of all
The moments that we share
As we lie together in the
Silence of my bedroom
The only sound
That can be heard
Is not that of words
But the beating of our hearts
Beating out their own
Rhythm and rhyme
You, reading a book
By the light of the lamp
Beside the bed
And upon your shoulder
Gently rests my sleepy head
No real reason to speak
No real need to listen
Just lying together
Feeling the warmth
Of our love

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