Lamplight

[Smiffy]

Lamplight


You always had illusions of grandeur
A fake royal who claimed never to carry money
You once said the next drink I buy will be the first
And I like many before wilted under
The fireworks exploding in your eyes
You taught me gentle, you showed the lightest
Touch held more power than the fierceness of passion

Our first kiss, your insistence on lips alone
Our hands spread on cold marble
Heads converging until your breath crept onto my lips
The faintest sideways brush of your mouth on mine
A touch slight, yet promising much more
Your moving away increasing expectation
Closing in, stopping a silk thread away from feeling
Again that faintest of touches

To bed, and how I remember you best
Under the glow of lamplight
You couldn’t have known how gorgeous you looked
Or maybe you did, maybe you tried and tested
A whole raft of shaded light bulbs
Sat before your dressing table mirror
Gauging skin tone, sparkle, depth of laughter lines

Whatever, lamplight is how I remember you
I recall my fear as I touched your soft skin
Rice paper sprung to mind and I feared with each kiss
I would dissolve you into nothing