Passionate Souls - I Surrender

I Surrender                        For W.D.B.

I thought
I heard you call
from beyond
the crack
    in the wall-

or was it simply
the voices
    of another
place and time.

I thought
I heard you sigh
   softly
to my ear's delight-

but it was the wind
reminding me
of your
   sensuous touch.

I thought I could smell
your heavy scent
lingering
like the aftermath
of a heated night-

but it was only
a conjuration
from the depths
of my mind.

I thought
I could taste
the gentle
sweetness of your kiss
tracing over my lips,

then I opened my eyes
and realized
I was no longer dreaming.