That moment between sleep and waking,

when limbs lie heavy sinking into reverie

 

where I can float on unseen currents of air,

find you standing without misconception.

 

That moment between life and love

when the heart stretches to open,

 

& passion flies in like a golden eagle,

with the sun  flaming its wings.

 

Each time I see you it’s the same

some  huge unseen force empties the room,

 

I devoid of oxygen left gasping like a fish

on the beach of  outstretched hand;

 

here lovers mingle at the corner of the street

traffic noises whirr inside our lives, but, you and I adrift,

 

an unknown sea of stars collide at corners of the bar

where neither one can speak, of the love we feel.