A Woman In Shadow

by Mad Hatter - Capricorn


This brief spark, this lust,
this fleeting embrace
will flicker and fade
like so many others,
discarded and forgotten;
When we next awake
alone and apart.

What will remain is:

Your hand, lightly poised,
curves around my hip.
Your head, red hair entangled,
rests on my shoulder
for a second,
pondering some unknowable mystery.
Your lips brush my cheek in a
delicate, magnetic wisp
of a kiss.
Your eyes, bright yet yielding
no secrets, dance
around the questions I pose.

Who are you?
Why are you here?
Can I know more?
What is there to know?
Nothing, that you’ll tell,
Only that our paths crossed,
briefly, then moved on
to grow farther apart,
With nothing more to show
Than a shadowy waltz
And another chance lost.










Birth sign: Capricorn
Date created: 2002-01-05 16:05:49
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:32
Poem ID: 66558

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