At the End of the Dock in the Dark

At the End of the Dock in the Dark

In the dark I lay alone wrapped with the coldness that surrounds me.

I spin and all I see is stars in the far-flung distance.

Below me is only blackness.

Above me is inky, misty clouds.

In pockets of clarity, I see the stars.

I hear “I set fire to the rain."

How can these two elements exist together at the same time?

I wonder is that what I am?

I feel many things that are in this one body, this one mind.

They are so opposite, fighting, striving with one another.

No peace can; I find.

I start spinning faster and quicker.

The stars become streaks in the blackness.

Suddenly, a hand reaches out and my spinning stops.

You say softly, sweetly, quietly, stop your striving.

Listen to my voice, feel my warmth.

You place my hand over your heart.

I feel it beating, but something else is there. I sense.

Slowly, I realize my heart is beating to the same rhythm.

Where I am cold, you are warm.

Places you are cold, I am warm.

Can this be? I think, and you say yes it is true?

Dare. I believe, can you really be here?

Your fingers entwine in mine.

I feel your soft skin as you press close to me.

You should go. I say, I am weak.

No, when you are strong, I am weak, you say.

When I am strong are you weary?

Yes, you say with a smile on your lovely face.

I want to believe you are real, and that you are here.

Softly, firmly you put your arms around me.

In my ear, you whisper; I am here, let your weary spirit rest.

I feel your warmth, your moistness against my skin.

My body trembles at your touch, your scent and your heat.

This can't be; I do not deserve you.

We are meant to be at this time, this place, you say.

I try to believe, to hold onto this thought, this moment.

My body is shivering from the cold breeze off the lake's surface.

The dock boards below me press into my backside.

Behind me, I hear the lapping waves hitting the shore.

I see more stars are now shining brightly above me.

My eyes focus on one star.

Music plays loudly in my ear, yet it does not help.

Even so, still that star holds my focus.

Suddenly, I see a falling star streak across the sky.

Now I am lost in the heavens above me.

I feel warmth from the lake below me.

The void above me never frightens me, I say.

I know you say, because it is part of you.

Yes, I guess it is, but it is so distant.

Your soft warm fingers caress my stomach.

I flinch, wanting to push your hand away.

Calm you say I know what this spot means to you.

You cannot, I have not told you all.

You still cannot believe, release all to me?

No I say, there is a fire in me it makes me run hot.

Let it all go, you say.

If I do will it consume me and devour the universe?

Once again, I hear the sounds of the lake as I stop the music.

My entire body is shaking from the cold.

I must rise, seek warmth and soothe this form.

Gravity is so strong; I wish not to move.

You must. You say, I know it is hard, but I am here with you.

Reviews

[James]

Is it a dream...a conversation with someone lost that we desperately want back? The conversation flows beautifully. A lovely melancholic write.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for your review. I am glad you liked it. Most of my writings have multiple meanings, well doesn't most poetry, and I love to see what the reader gets from it.