The awakening


I drew from my lonely pack of camel lights
All but one stick,
One lighter.
Made my way to the bathroom
Where I drag the blinds by string upwards
Cracked the wooden framed glass,
And broke the seal between me
And the cool outdoors.
I sit alone on my own two feet
Shifting my weight so as not to be so still.
I feel the heat creep up my neck
And notice you borne the brunt of all my thoughts
My heart beats stronger.
My hands grow jittery.
My eyes fade from brown to green,
And suddenly I’m lost in you.
Your image unwinds and unfolds
And every breath I have is spoken word.
Love letters written in tongues.
Not just tongues but tongues,
Lips, breath, hands, skin.
All words fleeting from my mouth,
Dripping from my throat…
Onto a page bursting with emotion
With a single named address
Roxane.
The heart that hangs so heavy in my chest
Now lays in tangles on my shirt sleeve.
And sentiment I thought never existed
Seems suddenly so vivid…
So brilliant..
That my own lips cannot conceal this sentiment.