The rise and fall of a moment

As she lies there with him, listening to his breathing.
Constant, comforting.
Their chests rise and fall together; they’re so close.
Even making love didn’t make them this close.
In this space, this moment, they are one.
They breathe together.
Sleep together.
And exist, at least for a moment, together.
In all the chaos of the last few weeks, they’d forgotten this.
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