when the flame stares back at you
how long does it take
for your mind to race
from the time you had your first kiss
to the time you first made love?
it’s without bitterness and deceit,
without marked boundaries,
a place for your dreams to freeflow.
then you think of his face,
his laugh, his lips,
what brought you there
to feel the breeze at night…
to reminisce about that kiss.
that one kiss so long ago,
but hardly forgotten.
take a breath and receive,
receive that feeling inside,
a strong, stirring feeling,
like when you eat a cherry,
but it’s not the pit you feel
inside your stomach…
it’s the cherry itself,
the sweetness,
the temptation for another.