One Night

Let me have this night,
Just to hold you
Kiss you
To feel your body against mine

Perhaps in the morning,
We'll regret what we've done
Maybe we'll yell for all the emotions stirred up
By the remembrance of the night before

I don't care,
I'll fight those battles when they come
But just let me have this night
Because I'm sure it will be the only one I'll get

Just touch me with your hands,
Let your mouth skim over my skin
Look at me with those ice blue eyes
I don't need pretty words tonight

Let yourself go,
Touch me wherever you want
Make me feel the intensity of the moment
Make me moan with pleasure

I know it sounds rational and out of place,
Just this one night
But it's a sweet haven for me
For all the longing before

I used to lie awake and stare at the ceiling,
I used to grip the sheets
Imagining your touch
Imagining those ice blue eyes

You don't have to wait for me to wake up in the morning,
You can take your leave
I'll awake alone and wonder where you are
While the rain beats on the window

You'll pass me on the street,
Maybe you'll glance my way
But deep at night in our own separate homes
We'll lie awake and remember this night

Shawna Gordon
Dec. 1, 2000