The dream plays on. . .

Two Hearts Beating

When you’re not there, it seems as if the air is thinner
The space between objects emptier, as if there is
Only more space, less to do in so much more time.
As days stroll slowly by, too long and so very lonely
Shadows are my only company, I travel from place
To place, looking for clues to remind me of your face,
Your lips, your arms around me, I wear you in my heart,
In every beat, with each breath, I feel you deep inside,
A warm breeze carrying your scent makes me smile,
I know your kisses aren’t far behind, your smile lighting
My heart like a Roman candle aburst on the Fourth of July.
I have never felt these feelings before, always wondering
What it was to be in love, truly and fully, with the one
Special person, the one whose heart beats with mine,
Who makes my blood race at the sound of her name,
The one I desire to deserve, in every sense, without fail.
I dream of you, in the night, and daydream in the light
Of day, thinking what of things to do, what can I offer
To repay the wonderful gift you have given to me
Words do not do justice to the feelings, the great sense
of comfort and pleasure holding you in my arms, tonight.
Now and then I wonder, will this last , if not forever, there,
As long as I have left to love you the way I do, fully and
Completely, lost in the warmth of a love like no other,
As the years pass by, memories of the times we shared
Grow, and multiply, the times we talked and shared,
The road trip with your best friend back to Detroit, and
Back again, driving the roads I rambled up and down
So many times in my childhood, wondering then when
I would find you, and where, wondering and dreaming.
I treasure these memories, like pieces of gold and silver,
Jewels more precious to me than diamonds and rubies.
So, I wonder, half in fear, and half in suspense,
Are we going to beat the odds, to make our story last
Longer than the rest of the crowd, long enough to make
A lifetime of memories that bring a smile, or a tear.
As we look back years from now, grey in our hair,
But still fire in our lovemaking, enough that we lay
Amid sheetstwisted and sweaty, until a laugh starts
With one and carries to the other, remembering how we
Were, when younger, when we didn’t know the ways
To drive each other wild, to make life so content.
Love is a work in progress, something that takes a lifetime
To get right, to learn the nuances of a lover’s body, as
It awakens to your touch, coming more alive, arching
In response to that touch, this kiss, my heart leaps,
Wanting more, until my breathing returns to normal,
An unexpected cascade erupts, running down my cheeks,
You kiss away each of my tears, as I hold you tighter,
The emotions caught me by surprise, a lifetime dammed
Away, never letting anyone close, washed away in an instant,
Our fingers meld together, arms entwined, I can’t tell
Where you begin, and I leave off, seamless hearts joined
By love united, one life to live together, one heart beating
As two, who would have thought so different could be
So much in love, so in tune each with the other,
One begins the sentence the other one then completes
Surely time will not dispel this magic, never fade the
Feelings we share together and apart, these magic moments.