When I Am With You

When I am with you,
I am free to be me.
I let my love overflow,
into silliness, into joy.
Your soft paws,
your joyful leaps,
your slow kisses on my face
clear away all that is untrue.

When I am with you,
I am free to be me.
My weary spirit rests
in the soft underbelly
of your gentle love,
a pillow of tenderness
embracing my soul.

When I am with you,
I am free to be me.
You lift your sleepy gaze,
your tender heart whispering,
the one who loves me is still near,
then snuggle closer beside me.

When I am with you,
I am free to be me.
To love without restraint.
To let all else fall away
except this sacred moment
with the two who carry my heart
in every wag of their tail.