I am wholeheartedly fascinated
By your very being
Your mere existence
I could stare into those familiar amber eyes
For eternities
And still feel unsatisfied, unfulfilled

I'm devising a plan to take time by the hand
Request that it slow down
Retrace its steps
To the hours that we spent in your bed
Constantly attempting to reduce the space between us

Our limbs entangled
Adhered to each other
We are one

Perhaps your fingers are cold as ice
As they run across my skin
Because every bit of tender warmth
Is concentrated in the heart of you
In your glowing, radiant soul

Let my love be the kindling
That fuels your fiery passion

Eyes locked for dragging seconds
You opened your mouth
And closed it
And opened it once more
Nothing but deafening waves of silence
Escaped your lips
The air became heavy and saturated
With words you wanted to say
But didn't

Two breaths, you took
Each in synchronism
With my subtle gasp of anticipation
Never did I dare
To question your hesitance
Because I, too
Fostered mangled words
On the tip of my tongue
That I could not string together
For the life of me

For months and months
I waited
Praying for a sign
But without me
You laughed and smiled
And I realized
You were fine