MORE THAN LINGERING

You do more than just linger

The remembering is so much more

So much more than a mere memory

As this page is transformed into your skin

Being touched by my finger.

The taste of the wine

Each time we sat together

Close, caressing, talking

Drinking in each others’ souls

I always knew you were mine.

I gave myself to you

Even when the giving seemed a contradiction

When it looked like a lie

I shared all of me

And the sharing and giving was true.

Now I can dream again,

I can long and lust

And love again

Dream of making love to you again

And the new day will never be the same.

Filled with yearning for you

Thinking back and hoping and wishing

Remembering the past

Embracing our future

Stilled by this love for you.

Always with this love

This love that has always been yours

When I close my eyes

Each time I see a shooting star

Always for this love.