You slip through my fingers
Like moonlight in water.
You are so close that I can touch you
And yet, when I reach for you,
You slip away.
Present yet absent,
Your words set my heart ablaze
Like a roaring Jack o' Lantern
On Halloween night.
Then, like shadows on the wall,
They disappear among the embers.
Absent yet present,
You slink around forbidden corners of my psyche
Like a black cat
Exploring my secrets in love's dark alleys
Until I yield my deepest desires.
Penetrating my silence,
You fill me with joy.
A blue rose rises
From the well of souls.
Rosalind Resnick
Oct. 10, 2017