By Gala
Date: 12 August 2000
Consummation
Consummation
We laughed first,
holding each other lightly
so that first look
where our eyes met and held
went deeper than a touch
and my heart whispered
something to my mind
absurd
unlikely
but too true.
And when your arms
tightened slowly
you gave me every chance
to bolt and run
asked me if it was what I wished
and waited for me to answer
so there could be no confusion.
I said yes....with everything I had
and when you swept aside
gossamer, satin, and silk
and when I stood trembling
before the very eyes of your soul
feeling foolish
and not nearly enough
to be worth the tender regard
you reached out
touched me
soothed me
warmed me
and pushed past
every last doubt
I have ever known.
And I knew that as you
made me your lover
that something had happened
beyond touch,
something that had less
to do with nerve bundles
and more to do
with something
soul shaking
life rending
inevitable.
I hid the I love you under my tongue
but you found it when you kissed me
goodnight.
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