By tanqueray cowboy
Date: 2002 Oct 01
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In the Darkness

In
the
darkness
I
sit up              
and
remember    

you
in my arms
in my bed

your
scent is everywhere
the sheets
the pillows
the air
it hangs in the
blackest corners of this room

you're gone

again

and
I'm alone
in the dark
with
the familiar pain

my
wounded flesh
sticks to our sheets
I know there is
fresh blood
and
I know
there are
new wounds
tracing the scars
already
across
my back

but you're gone
again
into the night
into your darkness

and
somewhere

somewhere
beyond our window
somewhere
in that night
a shadow
moves

I can't see it
I merely sense it
the air
and the moonlight
rushing
fleeing
swirling to fill
an emptiness left behind

on a
stale breeze
there's another scent
of blood
of life
and its passing

you
were not created for this world
not for it's control
one day you will
tire
and weaken

and
you will return
to me

jaguar

panther

ancient cat!

I've
known you for so long
longer than
I've
been alive

you are mine
my love
my leopard
my destroyer

we are
predator and prey
you and I

one day you will consume me
just as you always have.