a sliver
of a whisper
draws me back
to you.
i cannot help but stare,
and the wanting
leaves me ravenous.
the wickedness
of this memory’s tangibility
lifts my sunken heart.
and the beauty
of solitude,
pristine like a perfect winter day
chills this fiery soul.
a day of neverending calm,
free of the fields of feeling
that hosted our summer play.
free
of the love
that fear sent away.
so in the corners of this night
I reach for you
with these words,
but the darkness has fallen,
and hope has too.
fluttering down
upon your forehead-
like a promiscuous butterfly
seeking soul nectar.
or,
flowing freely from the heart
after rhapsodic wrestlings
with your perfect Muse,
soaring to the depths of wildest abandon.
or,
sore from the kicks,
and heaving from exhaustion,
Inspiration belches
forth from a weeping gut-
ready to spin beauty from the void within.
Fog and river
slide into the emptiness:
night claims her prize.
memories wisp and echo
through silent leaves,
singing tales of romance
and woe.
somewhere
out there, among
the whispers,
and between the darkness,
hope reigns
triumphant-
until sun rises again
lifted so high
on a bed of azure perfection,
i want you-
to possess,
and be possessed by,
your wonder.
so swiftly you fly.
……so swiftly.
who pulls you
away from me?
or
do you run
to the embrace of your true beloved?
i used to walk along our ridge
looking out to you,
feeling swarmed in our love.
that ridge has crumbled
and now i walk alone.
i found a path, with which to make my way
but still
i look out to you, and
blinded by the solitude,
continue on.
so i wander
purposely without aim
through deserts of desire
and valleys of fear.
i walk on
searching for the glory
i once placed in you.
when hate clouds my actions,
loving kindness
rains
from the depths of your soul.
when lust and loathing shrink your heart,
my boundless sensuality will enfold us,
deeper
into magnetic ecstasy.
fears melt away
in the fire of our passion,
as we join in a crucible of love.
we are wizards,
you
and
i
manifestors of truth,
and benders of reality.
we forge a new way,
towards the infinite.
so cleave to me my beloved,
let us build our world together
and drown our bliss
in endless pleasure.
i look into your eyes,
seeking infinty,
finding only love.
you look into my soul
seeking providence-
and so we dance,
naked,
under starlit skies.
two somnambulist hedonists
lost to passion, and
drowned in unquenchable desire.
finally we rise,
forsaken by destiny
and finally free
racing,
gracefully, across the burning dawn,
her sliver of wonder catches my eye,
setting a flame to the magic inside.
…and she moves on.
triumphant, vainglorious….untested,
and blessed
with a golden touch of destiny,
a new day rises.
filled with promise
and hopes undeclared.
and so, a great joy grows in my chest,
yet i long
for my lady of the night.
i yearn for her mystery, and thirst
for her wisdom.
so i wait
for darkess to fall,
so we are free to fly,
together again.
past and future
swingin’
unhinged.
a jumble of emotions
erupts twixt the new lovers:
anticipation….trepidation,
or
was it already lamentation?
yeah, life is a one way street,
but the doors to love swing both ways.
hopes
and dreams unending
flash brilliantly against a rainbow.
effervescent luminescence
blinds their hearts;
and wicked bliss
numbs their soul.
until the tempest.
and
on winds of doubt,
storm and shadow break unto night.
but
love hovers safely,
tethered,
like a kite.
such
is the way of dreamers.
such
is the way
of love.
