And suddenly I realized
I'd spent far too much time
Trying to write a poem
As beautiful as her.

Glistening blackness flows before me and slowly the tinge of dawns burning light begins to run across my vision.

The still gentle waters begin to glow at the horizon, dazzling through the spectrum of light.

The sky awash with umber and azure conceals the glittering majesty of infinite.

As light passes the darkness recedes creeping out of sight.

The shadows lengthen then begin to darken as in contrast the warm rich brightness envelops me.

At once a ray bursts from the edge between azure and umber and they are swallowed by the white.

I gaze out onto the ocean. Its glimmering majesty losing the sparkling wonder of the night above.

Blinding it sears across the sky and hesitates at the edge of my vision before fading, a memory of bright.

The glorious halo of white fire reaches above the limit of the edge of the world and the day begins anew.

I want to ruin sweetness
to turn him into the animal I know lives inside
to temper anger with restraint and lust with true desire
a transformation from pet to wild beast
I want to rule his passion not his heart
I want to command him
with the heat of desire and pain of longing
I want him to relinquish control and give in
I need to teach him what it means to be greedy and lustful
he will submit and reap the rewards

my mother once warned me of
addiction
in the form of a bottle
but never told me about
you
and your pale blue eyes would
drive me to every AA meeting
I've ever been to
(s.j.b)