The Use of Narcissus

Oh! Deep water, where my lover leans

Suffering because he too

Is lonely

Able only to reach out

Fingertips to themselves

Mouths to mouths

Enduring vanity

Wading in your selfish eyes

Sweetly cheer the swans

from their thrones around your face

Silently hark the crows

Waiting from the canopies

Touch your hands to mine

Shimmering drink

Take with you my life

And in time

Even Death

Will use you

To lure his lover

From the meadow banks

To his home

Where you and I will live

Forever

In Time.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Very good use of words and thoughts.
"Touch your hands to mine
Shimmering drink
Take with you my life
And in time
Even Death"
I liked the above lines. Left the reader with deep thoughts and powerful need. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[walkingman117]

I like the part about

the swans
from their thrones around your face

great image.