i pull you close and breathe you in (and everything else slips away)

on a crowded street
when I press you close (to me)
and kiss you, there
on the place where
the lobe of your ear
curves down to your neck

i still feel
the earth stop
for a moment

and it is only you, there
(with me)

I breathe you in deep
and I'm suddenly weak,
and I want to whisper "baby-
nobody but you
does this to me."

they call it a chemical reaction
but that's a mere fraction of the things
I feel for you.

the years have taught me that few things
-really- matter
and even less of them last
but your skin against my lips
reminds me real fast

how the heart can still awaken
after being put to sleep
and the earth can still stop
(for a moment)
and allow me to breathe.

when you weave your fingers through my hand
and I feel the warm rough texture of your skin
I want to lean into the scent
of you.

and stay.

they call it physical attraction
but that's too simple a way
to describe what is here
(in the air between us)

so I wrap my arms inside the folds of your jacket
and nestle into the curve of your neck
-to heck with it all-
I say

I'm going to stay here (with you)
and breathe you in
all day.

Reviews

[Jeanmarie Flaherty]

Kara, my Karabear. The essence of someone, sometimes the strongest draw they hold for us.


I apologize I have the highest fever I have ever experienced in my life today, so my review may suck, but I want you to know I love this piece, and, corny as it may sound, I'm breathing you right in. :)



Miss you, my darling, and love you very much...


love.me.

[Barbara Walker]

Absolutely beautiful! This is going in my favorites!

[..R.I.P..]

Such a beautiful write! I honestly loved this, I love all of your work. You have some serious talent and could go far! There isn't a thing that should be changed or fixed. Keep up the good work girl!

Thanks for sharing your amazing talent!

[Shane Brooks]

wow I'm impressed (and that guy is a lucky ...)the flow was perfect you set the scene very well it is a sappy piece but it was very well written I must say I liked it will have to read more of your work

[AK]

What a gorgeous piece of writing. This describes what most of us have dreamed that someone else would feel for us (is that too wordy?) You know, the kind of love you only see in the movies.
Beautifully and gently done!

[Todd]

Oh man, I can't believe I hadn't discovered your writing until just a few days ago. This is so sensuous and beautiful, describing perfectly that feeling that you just can't believe is chemical. I got the sense that much of the poem was like something you'd whisper into the ear of your lover, and other parts where private thoughts. Very well written.

[A.J. Smith]

Wow. Ordinarily, I would be very impressed with your poem...your style, craftsmanship, word selection, clever structure...yet, today, I am so struck by your emotional impact I can barely comment upon your technique. Timing is such an important component in how a poem might strike an individual reader; at this moment in my life, your words strike a chord and resonate deep within me...I have been on this same crowded street mere days ago, living these words...your words...and you capture the moment for me so well, better than any photograph ever could. I will keep this one.

[Passion for Literature]

this is such a remarkably written poem which I am now saving...wonderfully worded and your thought breaks are so very effective...I adore the trail of several words here and there in between...your notion illustrates complete immersion in a moment which emanates passion...you words subliminally speak to the heart and spirit...the essence of your sensibility is simply wondrous

I LOVE HOW YOUR MIND WORKS and I ALWAYS ENJOY STOPPING IN READING YOUR POETRY!

[darkgurl]

"they call it physical attraction
but that's too simple a way
to describe what is here
(in the air between us) " I just love these lines right here, I love the whole write, you know you have talent, i like your stuff, this is so beautiful and erv so touching.

[Raja]

I like every second while I was reading this poem. Long after I have read this poem, "i still feel the earth stop for a moment". And this is the speciality of your pen.

I have become your fan!!

I like the genuine urge that stays in it. It has inpired me a lot.

Thank you.

Raja.

[Victoria Emily]

Generally speaking, I greatly dislike poems that rhyme; however, this was intriguing. Your descriptions are bright and vivid, but in an almost muted way (i'm not sure what i'm trying to say here). I forgot that it rhymed and I really enjoyed it. All in all, nice work.