Blind

The forest walked into the lake

The branches were numerous and applauding
The sky barely bled through the canopy
I could smell you through the purple mist
Somewhere in a distant universe
You were thinking about me
A firefly skimmed the surface of my heart

We had never coalesced
But I knew of the pulse in your body
As surely as the lake trees slept
Your reflection wafted into my soul
I tumbled into my need for you
I imagined your eyes clicking
Into an acquiescent moment

There was a gentle piano melody
Sifting through the bottomless forest
Yet my pulse raced into an arrhythmia
I was dying without your embrace
Without the resuscitation of your kiss
The big empty was smothering
This need has blinded my being