Words of love
blossom from your mouth
& tentatively stepping forth
tip toe across the space
between us
leaving footprints on the air
hijacking my laughter
to enter into my mouth
& tobogganing
down my central nervous system
running riot
amongst my bloodstream
playing hide & seek
with my pulse
racing madly ahead of it
then coyly hiding from it
your love
coursing through my veins
setting fire to
my imagination
delighting each & every cell
lighting up
my red corpuscles
until I(beside) (my self) (by now)
come to my senses
& do the proper thing
translate it back
to you
(speaking solely in tongues)
in the lovely language
of Kiss
(although there is no need to
as you are fully fluent in it)
words & kisses
leading us to bed
where we all passion
spent
lie gently together
as a fallen leaf
may rest
amongst the tiny arms
of grass
the empty swing
still swinging
as the sun
sets.
Dónall Dempsey
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/words-of-love-for-janice/
