* This poem was borne from an inspiring quote by Pablo Neruda. The
challenge was to use every word in the quote in an original piece of
work. So here it is, I hope you enjoy it.
Quote: “I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.” ~ Pablo Neruda
Between the haze of incandescent light and silver shadow,
I uncover you in the folds and crevices
of barren skin and blistering bones.
You are intrinsic to my satin secrets
as water is to a swollen brook spilling
on to dark river banks
where our souls unite and conjoin.
Benevolence blossoms in these magnified moments,
as I cherish your mocha kisses and fevered touch,
comprehending that though we cherish
and are adulated, it is imprudent
to anticipate a reality where the things
we treasure will comply
with our ultimate desires:
never harmonious, never indulgent, nor binding,
yet I follow you into misty twilight
where neither of us can declare for certain
that we can withstand the folly
that bewitches and bemoans
our tremulous union,
like a priest rejecting the notion
of Heaven and Hell.
Be as it may, I awaken to your passage, like a crafty thief
absconding precious gems and pliant cash,
only surfacing when the cobalt sky
swallows the glowing orb,
where we rendezvous
under the transient moon
fully fathoming
that in this eminent instance, this singular second,
there is a place for us under licorice sheets
beneath the crust of the sun,
a place where we can dance and sing
in melting moments shielded
in blues and grays.
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