Underground Writers Network Forum The Love Chain by T. Vance (Ti..

the love chain

love has cast a chain, now i mustn't close my eyes
if just to sleep tonight, you'll dance through dreams
your lucid, shining browns call me to closed eyelids
where your tender lips parade your smile like an ocean sunset
your hair's so golden brown, and draped across my chest
who but us could love like this with every beat and rest
yeah up and down the chain, our time is short but still
why wait for what we will, no doubt, endure as distant lovers
i know the smell of you, i've memorized your face
with every line and trace i'd recognize in any country
so baby hold my hand for now, for what we've found
or maybe just to figure out, a way to be forever happy
how long is this chain, and how far can it be stretched
will it hold a perfect match, or a love if it's the best
but darling dry your eyes, we've time before goodbyes
right now our souls collide under brilliant starlit nights
and when you finally go, i'll always close my eyes
to dream of you each night, until i'm there and all is right

t.vance 12-08