~ Consolation ~

The dark descended upon me

before I even realised it was there:

longing so scorchingly painful

it literally tore my heart apart…

 

I stretch my hand out to the place next to me

where you just lay

- a second,

a minute,

a lifetime ago -

and it goes void in me:

empty…

 

I have a soft goodbye kiss on my lips

to go by;

to carry as torch

through the grey gloom of day.

 

I never could understand

how such a small amount of time,

could transcend into such pain -

an ache só deep…

 

Remedied only by your warm embrace,

being cradled in your arms -

your heartbeat beneath my ear;

lulling my soul to peace:

 

I find my solace

in your sweet love.

 

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~ One night in Paris ~

 

How could I ever forget

our shared lovers kisses;

like heaven sent manna

you let it rain over my hungry body:

 

You gave

and I took…

 

The oil of crushed rose petals

hung heavy and intoxicating in the air,

mixed with the musky scent

of our love shared...

 

The rhythmic creaking

of the leather sofa

still resounds in my dreams,

and our midnight sweat that swirled my navel

- sliding in streams down my sides –

threatens to drown me

in my memories...

 

The primitive sound in your voice,

as you cried my name,

still reverberates

in my half awake state;

the most beautiful sound

that echoes throughout the universe

until the end of days.

 

We were placed under a magic spell

– that night in Ol’ Paris –

a love fest etched

in this turbulent soul of mine;

moments stored away in our memory box

for days when the longing gets too much

and my heart cries

for a brand new dawn...

 

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