If Only

I watch you
darting in and out 
the peripheral
of my life 

I try not to notice,
scratching at my eyes
I forced myself
to scour them out

hearing your voice
its dulcet tones
wrap me in velvet,
I shiver to the bone

trying not to hear
my hands grasp 
my ears, until beating
I rip them off

a waft of Joop smothers 
me in your scent,
maddened, my desire
for you peaks

I cannot see you
and will never hear you
and your smell
drives me wild

If only
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Graham Avatar
February 10, 2014 at 12:18 PM
Reminds of especially heady youthful days when love was tantalizing. Well done.
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