More Than I Will Give
I slip in past your sentries
scaling easily your walled off mind
past the guard dogs with paws on their bones
under the knowing eyes of a crescent moon
I falter and contemplate my next move
asleep I find you all stretched out
a down comforter, protection from cold
a kiss on your lips...they quiver beneath
searching for more than I will give
you do not awaken, but stir and moan
a dream you think, alas, you are wrong
assaulting your senses a sweet perfume
of yesterdays and laughing green eyes
a walk by the ocean, footsteps in sand
a tide of passion by the sea that ebbs
warm sun burning tender white skin
as your heart opens up and I flow in
waking fully, you grasp for the dream
squinting in darkness you murmur my name
reaching out your hand and grabbing thin air
looking for something you felt was there
I step to the left in the shadowed room
not a sound do I make as I retrace my path
past the sentries and sleeping dogs
leaving the same way I came in
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Jo Bien | Year Posted 2010
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