Afera

Sunken words leave me lying here

Leave me alone, alone with fear

Energy slips in and out like the ocean's tide

I lose faith, I lose heart

I dream, love, dance, and smile

And nothing compares

A kiss from heaven gives me hope

The softest lips, the sweetest caress

. . . I dream again

You, this perfect symbol of my greed

Tease me, unknowingly

. . . I dive again

So this is what they call life

But I call it by another name

Summer is gone, and still I smile

This cool air calms my heart

I stop racing, stop striving, stop the greed

Now I call you by name

But still, I can't read your eyes

It's always the flower that causes my sneeze

My heart stops for a moment

And again I become my need

ⓒ 2000 Shawn Michael Quinn