Morning Snuggles

I trapped you in our bed 

One leg over your waist 

The woobie  

Uncovered at your feet 

My hair is too frizzy 

It makes your neck itch 

When I nuzzle  

Inhale your scent  

Bay rum beard oil 

And sweat 

Earthy and masculine  

My favorite aphrodisiac  

I tell you 

"You smell good" 

For the millionth time 

Like home 

Like safety 

You never understand that 

You just woke up 

How could you smell good?  

I listen to you breath 

Head on your chest 

Heart beating soft 

The fan blowing 

A gentle hum 

I tell you I missed you 

Because I always do 

The second you step out the door 

My smile never feels real 

Unless you're here to see it 

I'm never quite warm enough 

Without your arms  

All that natural heat 

That seeps inside of me 

I tell you "you're so warm" 

Because that heat 

Is my most comfortable  

My security blanket 

But you sigh 

In that way 

That says we should get up 

I can't let that happen 

Pin you down 

Snuggle closer 

And tell you 

You're trapped 

You poke my sides 

And I have to squirm to get away 

That's my bunny soft 

Swat at your hands 

But cats don't listen  

They simply have to touch 

The bunny soft 

I have to hold both  

Of your giant hands 

To keep them from me 

Then the toddlers voice 

Mommy 

Mommy  

Where did you go? 

She's on us in seconds 

Gleeful at discovering Daddy 

Whose not at work 

Crawling over both of us 

To get to your other side 

All sharp elbows 

And knees 

She is not a soft toddler 

Gives a few headbutts  

Tells a nonsensical story 

Then rolls back out of bed 

The resumed peace 

Let's me snuggle in tighter 

As you say it's time 

You have to get dressed 

But it's the weekend 

You don't have to do anything 

And the second you're in normal clothes 

You lose this warm playfulness 

I love so much 

 (Image Source- Unsplash: Simon Berger) 

Author's Note- A woobie is a military man's security blanket. 🙄🤣