Essence

This breach of heat that overwhelms me

And starts from just behind my heart -

A bond that brings you a step away.

And when I put these thoughts to bed

They do not become dreams -

It is an essence of you - an essence of me -

I swear I feel you like a lover;

Yet it pulls a shadow over that desire

And only bestows love.

 

     (from Passion Play, 2007)