Rebellious refrain--
Dancing like a lover
Maddeningly removed
Throughout Waking
Hours...
(How much longer must I bear
Cold, alone, underdark?)--
Is this cupid's work
Or just despperate longing?
Is she the one I've sought
A foothold on this peak
A ward from demon spells
The candle for my path
And comfort for my wounds?

Surface reflection
Refraction in the wake
Reveals naught this chaos
But did it radiate
When I was with her?
And did she feel it?
Taste it, smell this joy
Her presence caused me
A smile, a glance
A voice so wrapped in silk--
It put to shame
The weavers
The fates.
And all those scant girls
Who came before--
And lit me all aglow?
Did she know her effect?
Did she feel the same?
I wish, I wish, I wish...