The love of a gay male couple...living Valentine's Day every day! This poem provided the title for my book Holding Me Together; that collection also includes some of my most popular essays (such as "Reactions to Homophobia" and "Not Worth Dying Over").

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When I lie beside him,
His knee presses
Against the underside
Of my knee,
His hand presses
Against my chest,
As if holding me together.
If I wake,
And he isn't beside me,
I'll curl up
Like a frightened child,
Lost in the dark,
Afraid to move.
If I wake,
And he isn't beside me,
The thickest blanket
Won't keep me warm.
But I wake,
And find him
Beside me.
He holds me together.