Her

I lay behind a familiar dozing body
hair flung in a bobble and tossed out of sight
I clung on like my life depended
on everything contained inside her might
I rolled away but remained concerned
with that body, warm and still

I dwelled upon my childish fears
of parents dead and all alone
and realised now my greatest fear
was losing this one sleeping prone
or leaving her and causing pain
my callous death would doubtless bring
a disturbance to that body`s brain
I closed my eyes and clung again.