Bed sheets Quote by Lucas Regazzi
““Perhaps you’re fascinated by the contours of my cheeks with skin like bed sheets that hide all of the complexities of what’s underneath, and present an image of simplicity (that is easier to digest than skipping heart beats for hairy legs). I wonder if these next six nights of not having to feel so alone will make you wondrous in keeping me as a bedside table: to place your hard times on before you get the forty winks your eyes need to glisten in the midday light of my bedroom. And it’s hard to fall back into sleep when I’ve fallen in love with studying the one that lies next to me. I wonder if you’ve found landscapes in my elbows like I’ve found ebbing tides in your forehead. Perhaps your love for me is fleeting, and you’ll have moments where you consider tearing yourself even further apart, but as soon as it’s possible you close your eyes again, fall out of the thought and back into sleep. But, perhaps you’ll keep me as a bedside table: to place your brain things in my cupboards, to place your step dad in my cupboards, to place your sad eyes in my drawers, to put your heart ache in my mouth, your desire for love in bite marks on my neck, and your misty breath in my ears whispering ‘you are so important to me’. -Bedside Table””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “Bedside Table” by Lucas Regazzi, 2023
The poem uses the metaphor of a bedside table to explore intimacy, vulnerability, and the desire to be a trusted repository for another’s emotional burdens.
In simple terms: A lover wants to hold and comfort another’s feelings.
Offer steady support without being taken for granted.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- nighttime reflection
- relationship counseling
- creative writing
- personal journaling
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you balance being supportive with preserving your own boundaries?
- What does it mean to be someone’s “bedside table” in real life?
The metaphor may romanticize unhealthy emotional dependence.