Those eyes.
In the face of a stranger,
800 miles from home

Nostalgia gripping all being.
A pang of familiarity,
Watching the false you
Losing sensation of breath and self

Stretching and piercing deep within,
Heartbeat; Heartache?
As skin recalled the touch
Of dissembled intention

Fingertips to caress,
Lips to promise and evoke,
A passion of two souls in tandem
Reaching for something
Zenith in existence

An exchange of emotion
A gift of connection
Without restriction
Awe of existence, and depth of being

Preparation for a reaping
Of exchange, and return.
Void of insight;
Bearing the fruit
Of misplaced intimacy

Vacant and hollow the reception
A chasm of lust
Intwined with need
Selfish and unforgiving

Setting fire to the dry tinder of a heart
Only to watch the flames
Engulf and destroy

Silently.
Furtively.
Withdrawal and reflection
Feeling the cold absence of touch
From this distance

Like a lover's caress,
Her breath carried with it the weight in which toppled my world.
My heart shattered into a thousand pieces as she laid plans for a new destination outside my existence.
For where she wandered, I could not go.
I knew that day the pain of life and longing
would follow me into the brightest places of my journey.
But I weep not for the loss in which I have sustained, but rejoice;
For a love who's depth could rival the ocean
Has kissed my soul while I walked consciously upon the earth

Take my hand
And feel the pulse
Thumping in rhythm
My heart to yours
One, Two, Three
Like a silent waltz
My joy proliferates
At your caress
A race with no winner
Through my veins
Deluging my senses
With a zenith existence
Perfumes of you
Saturate my every thought
Stealing my focus
Like ice and fire
Stinging and warm
Like a promise of tomorrow

The sun will chase the moon
Through the clouded dark of night,
The moon
Ever skittish
Will hide
From the ever growing light
Of day before the dawn's sweet kiss
Reminisce the taste of your lips
For a love so great
The whole world watches
As the sun and the moon eclipse

Like the waters of a tide
Life swells and ebbs in moments
Of clarity
Lost in tangles of confusion
And frustration
As clear as the foggy lakeshore
On a stormy night

Roll with me in fields of green
Thoughts of you,
Like a dream take flight
Lay with me and forget time,
Amongst the flowers of pink and white

For the clouds that reign o'er the valley
Cannot stay forever
Each storm is but a breath of time
No more permanent than the snow
Which blankets the earth in winter
Embrace the depth of emotion granted to you,
For no animal shall dance in joy
With sadness, comes pain
But with love, euphoria.
Sleep, my child and dream away the monsters
Tomorrow you shall wake,
To a better day.