I Want

I want to taste the deepest

quietest parts of you.

I want you to let yourself flow

over me like rain.

I want to savor the texture of

what I discover within.

I want to feel your breath on my ear

as you say my name.

I want to trace lines upon your skin

with the tips of my fingers.

I want you to feel through my touch

the way that I feel about you.

I want to touch your lips with mine

while you are speaking.

I want to inhale your words

and take them into me.

I want to breathe your breath

and breathe mine back into you.

I want to be so close

that I actually hear your heart beat.

I want wrap you in the cradle of my arms

and hold you while you give yourself to me.

I want to listen to your voice enraptured

delighted by the sounds that you release.

I want to take you deep inside of me

and see your eyes light up as you recognize me.