Cobwebs and Tears

The moon casts a surreal light Upon looking out of the window The night is my mistress Solitude my blanket Then I think of you: The daffodils dancing as they glisten Your almond eyes, Serene lips always rest unscathed - Right every after kiss, Your silly ponytail. They speak to me in rhythms They hush me in rhymes As I haunt an honest silence To save the calmness half death My body aches to breathe your breath - Your tequila breath. I smile outstretched from ear to ear For it brings the contemplative mood of my soul Your flavored lip gloss lingers on me now Bewitched on how it bathes As it rinses my lips - my chapped lips. Like an ocean hugging its shore: Sweet, Toothsome, Relishing - It tastes like Paris. Tonight I lie in bed, A nest which doesn't offer A place of comfort no more Tossing and turning Swaying restlessly All because you stop singing my lullaby It's our pillow upon my head Reaching against my wet cheeks: Dull, Lifeless, Colder than death - Too later - Too soon It would then be Drowned by cobwebs Soaked in tears. Authors Note: The Love Me or Love Me Not - Free Verse Poetry Contest 4th Place(Honorable Mention) January 28, 2008 Sponsor: Mark Cotterman