I kissed him

the way I needed 

to be kissed: 

across the cheeks

atop his nose

down the neck

zig zagging 

nipples and chest. 

“You’re so good to me,” he said

as we laid 

tumbled in the sheets.

I smiled

looked up

and thought

‘Please, be good to me

too.’

In that moment

it was clear:

I love

the way I needed

to be loved.