The taste of a memory grazes upon my lips
And slips away just as fast
But for a mere moment I’m transported
Back into the bliss of a stolen kiss
The faint smell of the wine on our breaths
Heat not just from the summer sun
But from the exchange of a summer love
However the sun can only shine for so long
Till the dark frost settles back in
And I’m alone with the memory again
The clock on the wall slowly ticks by
It’s counting the minutes I have left
As it ticks and ticks
Five minutes
I feel the color draining
As it ticks and ticks
Four minutes
I hear my heart beating
As it ticks and ticks
Three minutes
I know mother will cry
As it ticks and ticks
Two minutes
I close my resting eyes
As it ticks and ticks
One minute
I’ve no time for goodbye
Closer
Closer
Why is there no closer than this
If I could just get past the heat of your breath
And just fall into the nothingness you put me into
To know what lies beyond the feeling of your skin touching mine
Closer
Closer
How can you become closer to me
Perhaps the light doesnt want to shine
And the moon has all but anguished
None can bring light where there is nothing but complete utter darkness
Closer
Closer
Or does this only mean nothing
Sometimes I lie awake and just think
And I write things like this
Where the lines are short
Because it’s my thoughts on paper
It’s not always conclusive
But then again my thought are never ending
For when I am out of thoughts, I am out of life itself
It pulls me in
The soft whisper
Into a lull of darkness
From which I will not return
And though I should be frightened
I am not
A wave of calm rushes over
The quiet keeps me here
Perhaps I am trapped
But I’ve never felt more free
For this chasm is as vast
As it is eerie
No, I don’t think I’ll ever escape
I don’t think I’ll ever want to
For my thoughts keep me here
And my dreams, they do prosper
Cate Fletcher