Long Gone …

Long Gone …

A pause ago, ah, I breathed,

Pollens of perfumed breath,

Taking in, obsessively,

That ‘ought’ to breathe,

Forsaken … Long gone …

Such late, even after twilights,

Caressing, fondling with,

My dull dab yearns,

Your warms words,

Snowed under … Long gone …

Your eyes, on swirls, hearth,

Kissing my flushed face,

Setting me thus ablaze,

Yes, that fiery blush,

Bricked … Long gone …

Vines, shrubs, shading a folly,

Bower of my rustic love,

Arboured gate, for you,

A boudoir, my heart,

Ruined castle … Long gone …

I, an unruffled subservient,

Incarcerated in your eyes,

Slave of your raw smile,

‘i’ from simply besotted,

Forgotten … Long gone …

Traces of our numbed longings,

Whispers of trembling lips,

Lingering to glassy edges,

Evanescing misty curls,

Frozen … (Sigh) … Long gone!