"Solitary Silhouette"

A precious dream
Seized intimately
Through the distance…

I’ve never gazed…
into your eyes
Nor felt the softness of your kiss
As you whisper my name

You’ve never touched…
my warmth
As I pause in rapture
Your heart beating with mine

Inherent in my heart
Firmly and deeply
My love transcending
those that came before

Sacred, fathomless emotion
Drawing mist...
from the sea
Against azure hung hills
Momentary rending
Wailing at the moon

Image of you, of us
A rare beauty
I’ve summoned...
with my soul

Vision not attained
Fear pushing you away
Afraid to reach out

Are we an image?
Pretty colors on canvas
Washed away...
By your refusal
To unlock your arms
Afraid of falling
A masterpiece untouchable

Choking on the dust
Of a million words you've said
Bemused and forgotten

Deep in the sands
My bare feet trod
Searching for your footprints
To meet you halfway
Only to find...
a ghost
Deserted from shore

A self-made sea...
Of tears

Our dream...
Vanished in vapors
Of memory’s wisp
As the voice of gulls
Tangle with my cries
Futilely against the wind

I lie in ruins...
Swept away with the deluge
Solitary silhouette
Of one
Consummation of pain...

I let go