Call to Awaken

Incense smoke swirls through the air
Rich and lilting the smell is inviting
Flickering candles surround me on the floor
In a circle they're formed
The door is locked
My mind is still

I whisper a charm
My mind calls out into the gray mists of the morning
The sun on the horizon beckons
Light of dawn spills across the land
I weave and sew
The fabric of the universe, I tread softly
I call, I sing
I pray

A rush of people, faces and loud voices
The tap-tap of chalk, the whisper of gossip
The smell of textbooks
The smell of deodorant
The greetings of friends
The drone of the teachers
I swim in a maze

Night falls
Anticipation tingles in the air
New clothes, a shower, bright lights, mirror
Eyeliner darkens my lids
Darknes my thoughts
Whispering tongues of fury brushed aside
A dagger in my hand, before an altar ablaze with candles
The whisper of a spell
The spirits invoked
The request made
The task to be done

Car wheels screech
The greetings of friends
The dead of the night
Streets of the town
Loud voices, loud music
People, dancing
My mind is spinning
The spirits call
An electrical tingle... Whispers to me
My thoughts awaken
He comes to me
Inside, I unfold

A touch of the hand, a whispering promise
Dark eyes on dark eyes, warm breath
Semidarkness, seclusion, the others are far away now
My mind is warped, so is his
Together we meet, our minds spark
I whisper, he whispers
The spell is complete, my life is awakening
We step and turn, we walk around
I close my eyes
I fall under a new spell
One not cast by me
But the warlock has me now
I unfold
Into his arms
I fall

Light of the morning, the singing of day-birds
The rush of leaves, the warmth of sheets
Of human bodies side by side
Smudged eyeliner
Steady breathing

I awaken
He awakens
Together we lie
As if eternity
Has passed us by