Infidelity

Once upon a snowstorm  Your lips begot a kiss  And pressed, it was, to the column of my throat  Our eyes reflected icicles, mirroring wild winter  Or each other, sharp and brutal  Cheeks all rose with chill and thrill  Arms enveloping  You wore perfume of after-rain  I of smoke and secrets long forgotten  Stale scents, nonsense  Once upon a snowstorm  Flakes fell in our eyes  Glazing over guilt  Till sight was stolen and we saw only songs  Sung in silence anyway, borne from both our lungs  Songs of youth and yearning  For what we had and have; only each other  Thoughts of those beloved washed away like water  And your tongue shared shards of sorrow  Whilst lashing joy  Once upon a snowstorm  My lips brushed all your skin  And came to cradle your mouth, so sweet  A tender touch to your cheek, and mine  Before fear urged us fierce, owning every inch  My fingers, and yours, explored the pre-mapped flesh  Claimed each pioneer’s work our own  And let the heat of their unknowing cocoon us  As we made lust  And let lust make us, undone