Perfect Picture

...when it's 'perfect'....

You have such small,

Gentle hands.

The softest of touch;

As you trace invisible lines

Across my temples

And relaxed brow.

 

You stare into me,

I’d left windows open

Secretly hoping

That you’d brave

My weak defenses

And seek me out.

 

Inside, you comfort me

More than the fire

I had waiting for you.

You incise my soul

Drawing no blood,

Caressing open nerve.

 

Your skill of navigation

Within me:

I sense that you have been

Here�"before.

Perhaps in a Time

When Dreams lived, flourished.

 

So petite in size�"

Yet my own passion

Enwraps you and

I feel and breathe

Your every selfless,

Deliberate move.

 

My eyes, weary

And guilty of your entrance.

They complied when

Words failed to shield

From an intruder

Of Need and Desire.

 

I shall keep you

Safe, here.

Should you peer out my chest

You will see

The palm of my hand,

Guarding you in.

So fitting you are.

I am intoxicated and

Delirious with the liquids

We are now sharing.

I feel our flesh grafting,

As it always belonged.

 

I close my eyes,

While you settle in

Your forever home.

I will sleep now, dream

That you someday may be,

More than a photograph.

Reviews

[SM Davis]

Perfect imagery. Nicely done.

[Loner]

Beautifully portrayed.

[sharonlee]

Loving this.... ending was an unexpected surprise!

[Lydia Blackwell]

well... i would have never guessed it was a photograph. I thought of a small child. There was a maternal quality about this write and I enjoyed and related.
this line was brilliant-

I feel our flesh grafting,
As it always belonged.

wonderful.

[Richard Williams]

A tender caressing poem well written.

[LonelySoul]

this reads as though you are loving and protecting your very heart...nice work here

[Poetic Beauty]

The ending of this poem is a pleasant surprise. The tells a wonderful tale of love and how deeply "you" feel for this person. It makes me want to know what the second part of this story is or the beginning of this story is. The imagery is clear and stunning. I can picture this in my mind.

[Lucia Morgan]

aaahh. clever twist! :)

[Jazique]

Awe nice would have never guessed the ending. Just a photograph awe in cutness and awe in saddness.Awesome work.

[Sydney Evans]

the ending. < / 3


this is really beautiful.. well described.
very moving. brought tears to my eyes.