Sadness Lingers

Insignificant to those who have selfless uncompromising love

Hope lost as time passes and loneliness bringing nights of tears

Ice isolating my heart and soul from despair as sadness lingers

An unbreakable wall of ice to protect the heart from promises of love

Screams from promises broken remain unanswered, no one hears

In an instance his eyes pierce, my temperature rises beyond comprehension

Sweat rolls off my cheek as he gets closer, he doesn’t know what he has done

My body conceding to this uncontrollable flame, leaving me lightheaded

My mind consumed with his gaze, the movements of his body, his smile

Numbness vanishing, intensity deepens as his voice rings in my ears

My soul unmasked by his touch, leaving me breathless and mystified

The ice begins to melt as his intense black eyes penetrate the ice wall

Unsuspectingly my heart begins to feel for this man who is unknown

His voice brings shivers while endless time passes in anticipation of his touch

The call….giddiness, nervousness, restlessness, blood begins to boil..

Desire as he stands before me, wanting him more than anyone before

Hiding this torturing yearning to run to him, giving him all of me

Apprehensive, body on fire, denying my own desires, then…

Our bodies touch, sparks flash, inadvertently my body surrenders

He captured me, body taking what my soul already recognized

Moans escape my lips as unknown sensations send my body on fire

His breathe on my neck sending chills while his voice intensifies the moment

His lips on mine, sending electricity bringing me to ecstasy

His hands caressing my skin, quivers escalate the anticipation

And then, he enters, the world forgotten, time stands still….breathe

My body reaches, unimaginable exhilaration leaving me lost and confused

His arms hold me close leaving feelings of tranquility as he sleeps

His face consumes her mind as she watches him sleep, undeniably striking

As he walks away, he takes a piece of her, embedded for all eternity

A stranger in passing, consumes my mind with his eyes, his smile, his body

Creeping in, holding me hostage with flashes of our lovemaking before me

Blood rises to my face reacting to the image of him, what his body did to mine

His black intense eyes, sending shivers down my spine in anticipation

Effortlessness movement of his chiseled hard body grazing against me

His smile, holding me hostage, mesmerized by his ray of sunshine

Days pass into weeks, then months with little time spent together

Yet, his touch lingers on my skin, my lips tremble, a hunger takes over

Uncertainty of what could be to what is, leaves me feeling helpless

My feelings hidden, outwardly strong, needing no one but knowing

Never has the feeling of need been so strong that loneliness creeps in

Alone, feeling his actions show indifference, isolating my heart from him

To tell or suffer behind the closed doors while tears roll down my cheek

The end, unknown, fearful of never knowing him or him knowing me

Feelings of…, unknown to him yet indifference suffocates my thoughts

Indifference created by passing me off to another without any resistance

Again the sadness lingers…

 Copyright ©2004-2008 Sheri L. Webber

 

Reviews

[M. Amphet Salt]

You paint a good story here within your poem. You use really good imagery which makes a nice picture. You also use really great words through out and it gives the reader a sense of feeling of what is happening here. It also gives the reader empathy for the voice in the piece.

Though I like this piece and can understand it. It is quite long (not really too long) and uses sensory imaging through out and without it divided up into stanzas or verses it would make it hard to read for the average reader.

I do love your use of imagery and feel that you may seem too think I am rhetorically arrogant if I keep stating that fact. I really like this poem.