Forever
“Te quiero mucho mi hermosa mariposa”
What of the fire that burns hearts
into a dust that refuses to shake
from the bones of lovers?
What of the pain that makes
those lost in the wake
of life find meaning?
What of the sound that breaks
through doors of distance?
Is it not the gentle whisper
of a vocal caress?
Is it not a promise cradled
by the tongue,
And set free by amorous eyes?
Is it not the bloom of Forever’s bosom?
I shall not tremble before death,
I shall not shudder;
For I know your kiss
lay quietly with me.
-James Kelley 2013, All rights reserved.
Copyright © James Kelley | Year Posted 2013
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