Sorcery

Valentine’s Day is approaching.  So it’s time to pluck at some heart-strings… Here’s a new poem…

SORCERY

You are …
Smiling…

Weaving spells
of bliss around me

Breathing
stilled…

Stopped

Only biology forcing
air back into lungs,
Automatically

For you…

You are a thief –

Stealing my breath
Easily

Leaving me in awe
At the magnitude of your beauty

And, as I stand stupefied
I watch you leave
With my heart tucked under your arm.

For your smile …
Your smile is enchanting

And I
Am rooted to the spot
Unable to move.

I am wrapped inside a cocoon of caresses
All felt within my soul
Even though only our eyes touched

The beauty of Africa
shines from your smile
Elegance of melanin
radiates from your skin

Begging me to touch it
Stroke it
Get lost in it
May I
Revel in it …
Revel in you?

I want to …

But….

You have to first
Kiss me
Release me
From the spells
In your smile….