By Varda
Date: 2007 Nov 01
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Couplets at a Party

Sometimes I wish that I could go
To places that I sort of know
But don't because they're not the same
And that's precisely why I came

The party swirls, a potent spark
While laughter echoes through the dark
Rooms and hallways, twist and bends
Without a sense of where it ends

Your costume hiding what just might
Intoxicate me with delight
A smile, a glance, and quick away
Not sure if I should go or stay

Between the laughs, a silent look
A signal I'm not sure you took
I touch your face, you smell my hair
Delicious in the midnight air

We sit alone, the sounds inside
Wrap around us and seem to hide
Us from all eyes except our own
A chance, a passerby, a groan

I smile, I dance, I wait and see
If something here is meant to be
My heart is heavy in my breast
I press myself into your chest

Disabled by the brain to do
And wondering if you want to
I'll sit and wait, I am not free
To start what you could have with me

A mirror man, you do no more
Than I have done to you before
It's just a kiss, it's just a touch
My body needs and wants so much

I tell myself it won't be wrong
Provided I just go along
I'm ready, heady, steady... no
I think I probably should go