Lover in Reds & Blues
Like a fine red wine you came to me,
Lips soft and wet and tenderly
You kissed me as if you'd never free me,
Lover in reds and blues.
The first time I felt my heart collapse,
I knew you'd be the end of me,
So certain to die from the sweetest touch of your love,
I submitted to trust . . .
Sometimes the heart resents weakness,
The mind refuses dependence and the
Soul cries out for loneliness
If only to prove it is strong–
And others might have let me do this,
Might have let me get away with it,
But never would you give me respite
Only your raw kisses in the night
Like blue velvet drenched in raspberry dew.
Next time, I said, you'll not get me–
But you laughed an there I was again,
Shameless in your arms, spread beneath your charms
And I loved it–
While you loved me . . .
Never can I admit,
To anyone but the silent stars,
Or the solemn forests
That summoned me–
Only to an indifferent Universe
Could I ever reveal the cherished secret of my love,
The shameful truth that I hide,
The wondrous glory of my life–
Because I can never forgive you for
Wounding me as you have,
Even as I adore you for it–
Yes, take me however many times you need to,
Satisfy the ache that consumes the both of us
And I will try to run from you,
Even as I mellow beneath you–
Yes, like a fine red wine you captured me,
And then you stole me tenderly,
And I know you'll never set me free,
Lover in reds and blues.
But none of that really matters now,
All that matters are the kisses and fiery nights–
The burst of need and the fireworks of light–
Your glinting kisses on my lips, star bright–
The incredible way you take me–
Yes, the monstrously magical way you take me–
And no matter how far I run,
I'll always be waiting there for you–
My skin hot with the chase of you,
My heart sure of the claim in you;
In royal blue petals and strawberry ribbons
You paint my body with your desire,
Your tongue creates the dream you want
And I become your fantasy.
In damask cobalts you dye my skin,
And you tattoo my body red as skin,
And all of me is stamped with the truth,
And I can't lie to them or you–
My lover in reds and blues.
I don't ask for your forgiveness,
I know you want me anyway,
No matter how much I fight to get away,
No matter how cruel I am to you–
You want me anyway.
So let me close my eyes again–
I've been running and I'm tired again–
I'll just slide here upon the grass
And fall to sleep among the plants,
And there goes that hot hot tough again–
Let me collect my thoughts–
Here comes the burning denial and the
Inevitable capture
Once again–
The submission to the rapture–
Shall I submit? But I don't want to–
And I will of course, as always;
And here comes my love again–
Fulfil your destiny in me and claim me,
I'll satisfy my fate and let you take me,
As you drown me–
Paint me, in rich crimson and deep blue–
Dear God,
I pray that nothing and no one
Shall save me from
My lover in reds and blues.
