You remind me of an old friend--
The part of you that sends me to relaxed anxiety,
I know I can share anything with,
And I nearly have.

You, destined to the impossible task:
Loving the woman whose heart you hold
And me,
Destined to endeavor to escape, unscathed.

Shall I play to win your heart
As a precious, living, incomprehensible prize?
Shall I play as the snake
Tempting you with the fruit forbidden.

I wish I were the serpent.
Were I he I may claim some control
But as it stands,
I am nothing but the forbidden bite.

You pretend we are nothing,
But your eyes negate your words.
Your searching gaze
Sees in me someone I wish I could be.

Summer lent us a temporary glow
But warmed us deep within ourselves
We changed each other
More than the sun changed the hue of our skin.