Once and Not Forever

Once and Not Forever I asked one moment, why am I here tonight, When once you stood countless light years, And millions of perfect stars beyond reach. Out of grasp and always living in a dream, Waiting high on a pedestal in the cosmos, Tantalizing beauty and goddess perfection. But there is no blinking starlight tonight, And a soft dark rain is falling down gently. Our lips close the space, just inches apart, And rushing pulses of life sweep over me, As unstoppable as a new rising ocean tide. No longer will I see you in misty shadows. But tomorrow, a Harvest Moon will find us, With summer’s illusions, lost in the chill air, And memories that fade and fade to nothing. But I will hold fast to the touch of your skin, And the lasting memory of your pale soft lips, As we soared above all, once and not forever.