The Power of the Touch

It's past three a.m.
And you lie wide awake
There's sweat on your skin
And the breeze from the lake
Caresses your feverish flesh

You drag in sharp breaths
Of the cold moist air
Your heartbeat is frantic
And the beasts from their layer
Come out to hunt you at night

They come from places long-forgotten
From that blackened lifeless land
And you feel that you're loosing this battle
But then, you are saved by a hand
That settles, so warm, on your chest

It's pleasant and frightening
And you're melting inside
Tears dripping from your healing heart
And there's no place to hide
All the things that you're feeling right now

All the darkness of pain and regret
Is being replaced by the glow
It's flooding every cell of your being
Relentless, powerful flow
That's coursing, so strong, through your veins

That's exactly what you need, what you crave
Though you never realized just how much
Until it soaked right under your skin
In the simple warmth of the touch
Of the one that really cares.