Lover's Idyll

You held my hand under the scrutinizing prism of time,
a shimmer of reflected light within a starry night sky,
watching in silence, there is a strange comfort
in her aloof, constant presence,
knowing she holds all the secrets we can never uncover.

I became lost within your ocean eyes,
you always loved the salty brine of the sea,
and I wonder, which are you drinking,
the water or the wave? Is it those untold depths
of mystery you crave, or the freedom, which resembles
flight when you plunge your body in and feel
gravity defied?

Your voice is but a whisper,
the subtle muted tones of moth wings,
warmth spreads across my skin.
the fire is always near the smoke,
so I know your body must be close,
somewhere within the darkness,
where we learn to find each other again,
by touch alone.

Your fingers which once danced
through the shadows to find mine,
hold me now, as we stand upon the edge,
we have seen too much of what the world
has to offer, and the sacrifice required,
in spite of our scars, our hearts sing to each other,
idealism is what precedes experience,    
so for this moment let us simply be
nature's children again,
cloaked in naked innocence.