Ghost

Looming universe and by chance find
Likely coincidence, two souls in need
There was no beginning; we were simply in the fire
As if a trance took me through
How sultry and shocked and stirred I emerged
You, cool in the moment
Lured me to play outside my limits
This made me love you and trust you effortlessly
Untouched, I have been warmer with you
Restrained, I am open
Light-headed, I consider my circumstance
And consequence
I can only imagine the smell of your neck, cradling my face
Your breath on my ear
In my mind we dance and I sing to you softly
My voice mostly air on your shoulder, burning your collar
Lyrics I have known and new words for these seconds
New language born in melody and passion and pounding measure
I imagine a powerful draw between us… among other aching things
Our bodies moving together in rhythm, twisting and leaning
Hands free to explore and give touch
We write it all out and stretch ourselves out in it; bathe in it
Experience
I know you take pleasure in me, though I am only a
Ghost in your mind; a dream that fades
And I do not agree to this
I am here, drunk with sensation, knowing
You will never take me in with your eyes
Taste my tears on your tongue
Still, they are no less true
Unfinished longing and curious acts of affections left
Hanging in a empty room
A corporeal touch ever only a notion
These things I acknowledge
Yet in early hours of the morning, when we hide
In the arms of other lovers
I am here alive, mouthing airy words, half asleep
Burning the dark
Lyrics I have known and new words for these seconds