An Ode to the Love for a Woman.....

I am blinded by the spectres
Floating over my head and
I am drawn to you by an
Inner force I cannot deny.

I was free as a bird, riding
The currents high. I was
Like a lost thought. I was
Like a fantastic dream,
Fantasizing for its pleasure.

Then you captured my fancy.
I became intoxicated. I drank
The poison from the golden
Chalice. I found me kissing
The hand that hits me.

I am now unchained, free again.
But in a strange land........
Which road shall I travel?

My freedom has been restored.
Will you now accept me as a
Willing companion? Will you
Accompany a youth who spends
His days like a lone eagle and
His nights like a restless lion
In the heartland of the deserts?

Will you own me, but not possess me?
By taking my body and not my heart?

Then there is my hand - grasp it
With your beautiful hand and
Here is my Body - embrace it with
Your loving arms; and here are my
Lips - bestow upon them a
Deep and dizzying kiss.......