Pillows

My head rests on a pillow,
but my body feels restless.
I nudge you
to share your pillow.
Our bodies mingle,
and feelings intensify.
Your pillow slides
to my hips.
When my head lays on your pillow,
it doesn’t rest for long.
My head rests on a pillow,
but my body feels restless.
I nudge you
to share your pillow.
Our bodies mingle,
and feelings intensify.
Your pillow slides
to my hips.
When my head lays on your pillow,
it doesn’t rest for long.
Aviva Derenowski lives in Staten Island, New York. She practices Vipassana meditation for an hour twice daily. She published three books, including Talking to my mother - 99 anecdotes and edited the anthology Celebrating Our Mothers. Aviva published poems in Ariel Chart, Love & Spine Fiction Showcase, and Literary Yard; short fiction in Synchronized Chaos; and non-fiction in Communities.