By Nikki
Date: 6 May 2000

A Vision in Twilight

As twilight descends
a warm peace washes over me.
I wrap myself up in the 
memory of your arms,
allowing my senses to
guide me to a yesterday
that will someday be a tomorrow.
My eyes drift slowly closed
as I drown out the world,
focusing on my heart beat.
I can feel it in every fiber
of my being,
the pulse becoming a 
beat of communication
calling out to you.
My heart becomes 
one with the beat I know is your's.
I feel your warm breath
on my neck,
the gossamer wings of a butterfly
sending a wave of sensation over and through me.
Your hand gently tugs my hair,
and my eyes flicker open,
raising to meet the question in your's.
My lips crease in a soft smile,
as no words are needed to answer
a depth of emotion
I have never seen before.
I inhale deeply,
the scent of your heated flesh
touching off sparks of a desire
that goes beyond simple sex.
My fingertips skip lightly
over the planes of your body,
relearning textures I will not soon forget.
I sense your head lowering
and I raise mine to meet you.
Our lips touch in the sweetest of kisses,
and I wake from my reverie
with the softest of smiles,
a solitary tear,
clinging to your memory
until the day you step from my dreams.

5/5/00 nl