Castles in the Air

by Beth - Scorpio

You climbed in through
my opened eyes-
green as Jade-
leaving traces of dirt
from the sole of your boots
on the dark circles of my sockets-
Smokey black from Kohl-
tread marks like glitter.

I felt You in the spaces
beneath the spaces
in words muttered softly-
muted midnight murmurs-
in the far reaches of my imagination….
For surely You, 
Prince of this soul that resides in my skin, 
<i>(didn’t You know you owned me?)</i> 
cannot possibly be real. 

I would break open-
scatter myself  like a
bag of marbles on a cold
waxed floor-
so there be no secrets
no surreptitious unravelling
of shameful threads that
poke through the seams,
I will not ever lie to you
<i>(but for you…I may)</i>

And how could You ever know
the shade of red
that is unique to this heart
that chants it’s Hymns
in Your name,
in Your honour?
Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2005-07-31 20:22:34
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:51
Poem ID: 70842

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