Let Me Hold You

let me hold you
even if only in a dream
let me kiss away the tears
that cloud your sad eyes
and baptize the beauty
of your matchless face

i am here, never too far
as close as your thought
or a soft sigh of loneliness
let me hold you against
the beating of my heart
when you feel hopeless

let me see you plainly
beneath your stoic mask
let me see the reality
of such beauty and pain
encompassed in the woman
who embodies your truth

let me touch you
tenderly, passionately
until cold turns to heat
blended breath and bodies
transcend the distance
and you feel alive again

let me hold you
uncover secret desires
in thoughts, in dreams
just close enough
and long enough
for you to feel loved

DJA 10-21-2009