Kindle

Dark and deafening is the night
My body is still and listening..
Staring into darkness, yet seeing you so vividly..
Loud is the plea of my heartbeat..

Closing my eyes I try to push you away, into the back of my mind...

There is no quieting this obsession..
My soul is overcome

Am I hopelessly mad?...

How is it I'm to be consumed for a love of you,
And all I will ever have is a glimpse inside?..

Yet this glimpse is more than I can ask for...
I keep you on this pedestal.
Similar yet so different we are..
I've witnessed a tenderness in you..
Even in the darkest of nights,
I'm drawn to your light.
You're kindle to my fire..

A.S.