I Closed My Eyes

I closed my eyes

and envisioned a form,

being quite exquisite

very far from the norm.

My ears reach out

searching for a sigh,

finding only a void

I’m wanting to cry.

With a gentle inhale

the scent of your hair,

seeds of a dream

but you’re not there.

Tongue slipping out

questing for a taste,

neither neck nor ear

another motion to waste.

My fingers explore

wanting someone to touch,

my soul cries out

needing someone so much.

Surely she’s a ghost

a figment of my mind,

I need her so much

within my daily grind.

I can be strong

and still so weak,

a solitary man yet

a lady I still seek.

This dance of my life

making me so dizzy,

grasping for answers

leaving me in a tizzy.

Feeling like a song

with only the notes,

grasping for the words

and blending of hopes.

Like a fish without water

a bird lacking air,

still a glimmer of hope

Because I still care.

Off in the distance

such a mighty roar,

calling to my heart

reaching my very core.

My one and only mistress

sharing in life’s motion,

sailing into her midst

my sweet Pacific Ocean

I closed my eyes

and envisioned a form,

being quite exquisite

very far from the norm.

Gary R. Cramer

August 23, 2023