a sleepless night

[witness_light]

i dream of you in this room.

at night the chandelier casts soft tendrils of shadow on the ceiling,
and when i lay in bed staring up at it, i feel as though the house is embracing me.
love occurs spontaneously: a house that immediately becomes
a home; a pair of eyes that burst like white flame
in the last chamber
of my heart ... i thrill with the dangerous serenity
of a life where passion erupts
with the lift of a venetian blind
that unveils a prismed window
casting rainbows over the hardwood floor.
i want to keep you awake all night,
lying close in shadows & sharing breath
silly stories, kisses, the smallest touches,
then pull you into a morning
of light shattering into
brilliant colors
of my heart distilled to
a single desire:

you in this room.