Temptation
I am the thirst in your desert,
the heat haze promise of water.
Our time together will be measured
with a stopwatch, not a calendar.
You are a fish, and I the bait
covering each hook.
I wrap myself into a gift and dare you
to leave me unopened.
I am the thirst in your desert,
the heat haze promise of water.
Our time together will be measured
with a stopwatch, not a calendar.
You are a fish, and I the bait
covering each hook.
I wrap myself into a gift and dare you
to leave me unopened.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson