Let me whisper your name like a mantra,
memorize the shadows beneath your eyes,
surround myself with your glowing aura,
and fill this space with sonnet the sounds of my sighs.
With a cigarette dangling from your lips,
the quickening of my heart sings an ode.
My searching hands tremble against your hips -
stretch marks a puzzle I aim to decode.
Your palm lines are a map guiding me home.
Into my skin, trace a silent message.
Years of studying led me to become
fluent in your abstract body language.
A soul like yours ignites me like a fuel.
Set me ablaze with love, I am a fool.