Thursday, October 16, 2014

Silhouette of Late Hours

In the dark you stood,
silhouette of late hours,
yet unmistakable.

I followed every movement,
your arms clasping your chest,
as hinges sang the opening of Pandora’s box.

From you spilled stars,
in constellations unfamiliar,

some anxiously hummed pins and needles,
—spreading—

others layered in iridescent thought,
—coiled— 

I held out my fist,
turning it skyward,
open and speaking in full moonlight,

as your tide of stars swelled and rose,
the force of their being pulling us close.

We were infinite in ourselves,
burning brighter in the closing of distance,

until we,
flesh on flesh,
were engulfed in flames of righteous bliss.

E.A. O'Connell

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