I carry a ghost defined by memories
intangible reflections of tangible moments
that speed past so fast
my head spins in all directions at once
my body reels and shudders from a chill
that is so warm the sun itself feels
like ice...and I burn slowly
like kerosene pulled through
the wick of a lamp
flickering on an old mahogany table
in the center of space
with spheres of recollection
revolving in collapsing orbits
around me
and I pause to consider
a particular moment
that pulsates like a newly born star
within my menagerie of thought
and the unforgettable bliss of
remember when
our lips charted tongues of flame
and we became our own language
deciphered through touch
spoken in frenchkiss vernacular
that gave us both a headrush
so spectacular we fell out of ourselves
and into each other and out of sync
with the there and then
which was the here and now
of the moment when we held
the world together and tasted the sea
churning behind our lips
BCB2002
Legendof_1_Spirit
intangible reflections of tangible moments
that speed past so fast
my head spins in all directions at once
my body reels and shudders from a chill
that is so warm the sun itself feels
like ice...and I burn slowly
like kerosene pulled through
the wick of a lamp
flickering on an old mahogany table
in the center of space
with spheres of recollection
revolving in collapsing orbits
around me
and I pause to consider
a particular moment
that pulsates like a newly born star
within my menagerie of thought
and the unforgettable bliss of
remember when
our lips charted tongues of flame
and we became our own language
deciphered through touch
spoken in frenchkiss vernacular
that gave us both a headrush
so spectacular we fell out of ourselves
and into each other and out of sync
with the there and then
which was the here and now
of the moment when we held
the world together and tasted the sea
churning behind our lips
BCB2002
Legendof_1_Spirit