I couldn’t take you with me
I held you in my hand
What pleasure it was to experience
Then I floated off.
You had me in an ecstasy
A madness I held lightly
Tip toes and a high hat
Then I floated off.
Candlelight twisted my visage
Wine leaned me in
Footsteps echoed through the night
Then I floated off.
Memories have begun to leave holes
I dare not fill,
I dare not plug for fear
Night’s sky should wash
Over my visage with a mirage
I could not grasp,
Though searching I should be.
And yet I sit amidst
This abandonned students desk,
My knees hitting a cold metal bar
That reminds me
I am only here a short while.
Behind the mirrors
Our visage casts shadows
Reminding reflections
To concentrate
On beauty whispering
Loosely knit circles
About the thick surface
Looking back