Colored Feathers

My flame was on pilot

Dim and weary

I'd been through a 

Crucible of pain

Weepy eyed and teary

drowning in sorrow

Forlorned & Dejected

having endured years

of hostility, criticism, & judgement

feeling unseen, unheard,

neglected, and rejected...

Ever seeking

to find a release

where the sorrow

would cease

My foundation 

had crumbled

I was looking for places to go

New people to meet

and ways to grow

where that would lead me

I did not know...


Then, one day

 on a small little 

glowing square

I saw you there...


 A beautiful face

and that smile

I lingered there

Looking at you

For a while...


Then, reading further, 

I read..."Save me"

Two key words 

which you said

reverberating 

the longing

of wanting

something more

the right kind 

of sentiment 

 I couldn't ignore


I was drawn in

By the kind look

and also, your saying

"Be kind when you can"


I felt like I'd found

The right kind of man


I took a leap of faith

on the day we first met

There were things 

you said and did

I couldn't forget

in those fleeting 

hours we spent 


That first hug 

in the cold

and a kiss

on the top 

of my head

my curiosity 

was replaced with

a deepening interest instead...


I was intrigued by you

so I went 

for a second date

Where we learned more

about one another

and we ate

I felt comfortable 

with you

and you offered me 

to stay,

but I couldn't that day...


We were in each others arms

again, and I lingered a bit longer

something was growing within me

a little stronger...


It is said that

the third time's 

the charm

I then invited you

to spend the night

something just felt right

You set me alight 

and ignited my

Passionate flame

and I couldn't help 

but tell

you felt 

the same...



So just before the dawn 

When I was ready 

to move on,

 I went to

 the moon 

with you



It started with 

a sweet & tender kiss

which lead to bliss 

&

now I've gone 

to the place

where happiness 

flits through

my beleaguered body

And coats me

like morning dew


Simply by 

Being with you...


I surrender

and let go

let go of my fears

from the 

turmoil

of past years

no longer rudderless

in an ocean of tears

You blew wind 

In my sails

and set me back

on course

I feel drawn

to you

magnetically

from some 

unseen force



Something

about us 

just feels right

That's why we

became Lovers

that night

in the twilight 




we'd begun 

the dance

of taking a chance

on romance 

and spent

two nights together

instead of one

and we had 

a lot of fun!


I hadn't laughed

that way in a while!

You made me happy

You made me smile 

you may not know 

how much I needed

The passion you brought

It has been so long, I'd 

almost forgot.



The fourth time 

I saw you

we went for a walk...

We took turns 

between kisses 

and talks

Two more nights 

of sharing time and space

Holding each other

and looking at 

each other's face

at your place...


Then, we saw 

countless starlings

Moving as one in the sky

before our time was at a close 

and I said goodbye


I came to you again 

for one more night

And it felt so right

we laid together again 

in the sun

and we shared 

future hopes

and we had

similar dreams

of living simply 

within our means

we both wanted

a lot of the same things.

It illicited hopes

for what the future 

might bring

and it made 

my heart sing 


I noticed 

how you felt 

somehow 

forever familiar,

&

Finding you just

feels like home...


so I expressed how

I felt about 

only being 

with you

alone

That I desire

building the fire

:::on all levels;::

body and mind

heart and soul

fully exploring each other

a common goal...


You said I had 

colored feathers

but I also see yours too

you gave me some of yours

And now I give

mine to you...










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