I awaken... to her eyes
Her smile falls like a sunbeam on my talus heart
the magma melts to the depths
iron lungs stir to life
the decades stretched between us as dust-storms blew them away
but here you are - with your arms and your lips; and aching kisses
how I ached for your full love; always turning away
now here I am in your arms in my arms - aching for your full love, drowning myself in the hope
breathing in the heat of your breath - the heat of your body;
lying with you, tempting sleep and eternity - a dream within a dream
Her kisses are holy
I pray to drown here.
I awaken... 4:00 am
Author notes
After thinking for a few months about the phrase "cellar door," I finally uncovered the phrase my heart had long known was even more amazing. So I went to sleep thinking of this phrase...and this poem is what came of it.
(And you probably wouldn't want to know the real name of this poem.)
A contest entry
- Shh - Don't tell anyone by Suzanne Dia.
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Comments
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a lot of pain and longing..i always liked the thought of a dream within a dream.
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I like the specificity of the ending this poem left me feeling like I was just thudded back into the real world - and I think you used descriptions wonderfully!
♦ M
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