daybreak

The heat oppressed her thoughts and her mind sluggishly crept through unconsciousness. The bed sheets clutched her moist skin and her fingers sought the clean, tender skin of the lover lying on the pillows beside her. She pulled herself out of the haze and rolled onto her left hip, the suffocating temperature choked her and with a cough her mind snapped into comprehension; her bed an empty island, the delight of a dream long gone.