Sleeping together, yet being alone br br This soliloquy has nothing to do with sex br br It’s more ramblings, about cuddling, and just lying unconscious br br And about intimacy, about sharing morning breath. br br It’s about spooning, hugging, sharing the covers br br And most of us have these nighttime pleasures to own br br While many others, and I’m sure there are many br br Are sleeping together, yet being alone. br br Sleeping together is a thing based in the primeval br br In the litter, in the nest, in the pack br br The piling upon, over and under and among br br One’s brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers br br All sleeping together, never alone or lonely.