07.01.2005 - to be away from you
"to be away from you"
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I long to look upon your face
to watch your delicate features
animated and expressive
like ripples on water
moving through a calm pool
Your eyes are deep wells of
soft silky brown
radiant in their clarity
comforting in their warmth
gripping in their path
weakening in their hold.
Your mouth is small with long lips
who's every movement is sinuine
ends curling upward slightly
pursed in contemplation of
a quip or cleverness
And your lips, so soft and smooth -
I remember the third time you kissed me
different from the first two...
those were swift, nervous, unsure kisses
not wanting to linger for fear of the
emotions that would bring
But the third kiss -
it was slower, more gentle,
you pressed into me at the pace of a dream
with soft relaxed lips
and I could feel
every detail
of their shape, texture
warmth, and tenderness...
as our lips flattened and
spread across each other during that
second which lasted a lifetime in breath holding
suspension of the moment of love growing
with every subtle change of pressure
eyes closed so as not to distract you coming
towards me from the right side where I held you
with one arm and my whole body
and thoughts
I hold you now in my thoughts
and remember this poignant moment
and I imagine I can taste you on
my quivering lips that have
nothing but air to feel
silence in my ears
darkness in my eyes
empty vacancy in my arms
and I long to hear you
hold you, touch you, see you...
to fill this void that your absence
imposes on my soul
To be away from you
is to know your true significance.