why do i...

the soft sound of your breathing as you sleep between my sheets

your cat-like indifference as i trace with my fingers the valleys and peaks of your embrace

that unguarded honesty that you fumble with when you try to hide those little white lies i see

and those eyes, those eyes that lighten up and reveal the man i love when you smile


these are the reasons why....


and yes, also the way you deftly handled it when my cousin caught you half naked, sprawled on the sofa one sunday afternoon and realized na nagdadala ako ng lalaki sa bahay.

i'm free. =)