Mademoiselle

As we walk together,
I speak in circles,
hunting for composure
as though grasping at fireflies.

Later this night, I pace alone. Sleepless, unsettled.
No one hears, no one knows, 

but each star listens as my lips melt words of you upon the wind.

Do you not know?
I am astonished by your loveliness. 

Can you not see?
Everything in me is you.
A mirror of your sweet reflection.

At a distance, my thoughts are clear,
I have courage to convey their nature,
but when you are close,
your lucid eyes erase me,
my focus fades.
The world disappears beyond your delicate shoulder.

With each breath anxious and shallow, my hand fumbles to find yours.
I am afraid.
My scars ache.

If I reach out, will you grab hold?
I feel foolish and uncontrolled.
Like ashes tossed from a fire's glow.

Can I contain you inside my heart? 

Perhaps your force may burst it's walls. A torrent flood,
pervading my entirety.
What total rapture that would be.

I know not of what I must say, 

even less of what I must do.

Only that I must.

Because you make everything beautiful.

Pivot me upon your heart,
to chance one turn as proof enough. 

Reviews

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. exquisite poetry ... your words flow like a symphony ...
. this is a heart song with several lovely images ...