A TITLE ? What's in a title ? I was never told there should be a TITLE !: May 2009

A
Tear:
A world
Inside which
I would lose myself,
Translucent ocean of grief,
Its fluxes dictated by its own moons, chimeras.

I
Want
To drown
In that world;
Lost in its currents,
To glide, drift, caressing that cheek,
Fall – dizziest moment – coming to rest on her breast.

To
Lick
The salt,
Taste the brine
Bitter with sorrow,
Forbidden dreams, sunken mermaids:
A whole world in torment, crying, calling in its sleep.

I
Must
Confess
This to you:
I feel no desire
To quench those tears, to lift her soul.
Those lips may murmur endearments but the heart smiles, still.

Tear image derived from stock by Dark-dragon-stock at DeviantArt.

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