SK #2


I wanted to say yes
To lose myself in your limbs
To get tangled in your lashes
When our eyes met
Over tourists longing to run away
I could almost taste your lips warming mine
But instead of kissing your mouth
They were telling you no
And when the dial tone greeted my ear
I couldn't shake the feeling
That it was all a lie
My lips saying no
While my heart was screaming yes
I had just given fate the proverbial finger
In turning my back on happiness
Simply because past lessons held me back
From grasping it into my hand again
The last time I had it close enough to touch
I was burned
And the scars serve as a permanent reminder
Of what happens when my walls threaten to crumble

And I can't stand to think of the tears
When I find myself lost in your embrace
When our lips meet in airport terminals
Because I know when I take my seat in coach
My heart will be flying first class
In the cushion of your palm
...Eight thousand miles away

You and steven would know how hard it is to keep your chin up when you are separated! It sucks!

I enjoy reading your posts and threads. I consider you one of my friends, Silke. You and Steven both are so supportive of me... even when my poems are a mangled mess!

xoxo
selina

well done. i enjoyed it.

misty

Long distances, far and away , these are soul filling sonnets that reflect a most basic emotion, love. Though basic it is always complex and even painful at times . Good poetry comes from the hardest places it seems. Good Job Salina keep flying first class.
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