Afterglow

Chill wind whispers,

Calling to the winter within

Where the trembling form,

Yearning for warmth,

Finds shelter from the cold.

 

Dark nights keep their secrets well,

Questing hands sculpt a lover's face,

Mapping the body's contours

While, skin against skin,

Desire slowly builds.

 

But the abyss yawns still,

The grasping grave beckoning

As the soft tap of bone against wood

Falls lost among the pitter-patter of rain.

Or are those simply tears?

 

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I have trouble sleeping, some nights.

savetb's picture

A beautiful complex poem. So

A beautiful complex poem. So deep you feel it running within

Callis.at.the.Palace's picture

Well done

"Questing hands sculpt a lover's face" is a fine line. A good read all around!


"Where do you go when nowhere feels like home?"-FBMF

Diamond_Wills_New_War's picture

I just drink myself to sleep

I just drink myself to sleep


Long days and pleasant nights

Diamond

ReilaMorello's picture

Tried that

It doesn't help me any.   =(

sweetwater's picture

That's very beautiful :-) X.

That's very beautiful :-) X.