Deep Love Poems by Candice James - HTML preview

Wine Stained Skin

© Candice James, Poet Laureate Emerita

     New Westminster, BC CANADA

I pull into the familiar curve

  Of your smile

   And park in the warm damp

      Of your love.

 I’ve been driving

     So aimlessly,

     So long,

    Searching for a destination

     I recognize.

There is a silky sheen

  To the shine in your eyes:

   The promise of majesty’s passion

     Draped in Beaujolais Fleurie

    Knifing the bliss of our kiss

     Into the blades of our hearts.

Our lips torn and bleeding

    Blend into our wine-stained skin.

In this sway of blue rapture,

  I pull into the familiar curve of your smile

   And crash head-on

    Into your unsuspecting heart.

 It’s a city sidewalk train wreck of sorts…

     Some would call it ecstasy.