Your eyes inspire
a thousand ships to sail
towards the New World
and never look back.
Somewhere
in this dark and lonely universe
you found me
and something inside
I thought was asleep
has amazingly awakened.
On your shores
a thirsty man
has found an oasis.
A treasure trove
of desires and emotions
rise as heatwaves
from my cold, lonely heart
and a hunger
I thought I didn’t have
starts an insatiable
yearning for your delights
and your company.
Eyes and echoes
ripple across in waves
gazing at you
gazing at me
turning two into we
and suddenly
in the infinite is born
a new cosmos
a place where you and I
never end or begin
A circle of feelings
surround us,
speaking in tongues
that return as a kiss
and then another
until more and more
our eyes close
and our lips echo
what we knew all along
a secret surprise
bearing two wings
ready to fly!
Copyright © 2020 Charles Edward York
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