ILLUSIONS

I seek out a quiet, secluded spot
All distractions and disturbances remove,
A place where I can become one with my thoughts
When my body my mind consumes.

I see myself climbing into my head
I stand watching inside my brain,
Like smoke in the fog, mind and body dissolve
Until just a soft misty haze remains.

It’s only here in this place inside my mind
Where I can go to be with you,
The power of love and self-preservation devised
These illusions to obsession defuse.

You’re always here waiting for me to arrive
I tremble anticipating your touch,
It’s just me and you here inside my mind
Engulfed by love and uncontrollable lust.

You hold out your arms and reach for me
That warm, tender smile on your face,
Like Mercury I speed with wings on my feet
Into your long-awaited embrace.

You gently cup my chin in the palm of your hand
I come to know your scent, I feel your breath,
My heart is pounding, I’m unable to stand
Together we converge on the bed.

My eyes gaze into yours and yours into mine
No words need to be spoken,
The fire of desire we both recognize
It sweeps our bodies like waves on the ocean.

I can barely breathe when our lips finally meet
Lost in a whirlwind of passion and emotion,
Then suddenly, I’m back in the spot I initially sought
You’re gone – the trance has been broken.

We never pass beyond our first fiery kiss
The culprit, my frenzied heart,
It’s cruel, exhausting, insanely ironic
The heart that takes me to you also tears us apart.