Marsala
Whiskey runs through your haggard veins Your ashen face, still picturesque Framed by gallant waves Storm is raging, hush! Hold on to your glass But you let it fall down your window pane. Why do you pull that dress down your thighs, after all this time Why do you grab a shawl to cover your breasts The night that fell upon your sensual face You kissed it fully, without another sigh Let me remind you Of the palms that knew Your blissful cries & kindled hues As the forget-me-nots woke with the drizzling drops I was Rain, trying to open you. Your eyes are worn out now Your heart has sunk The Marsala linen graces the floor My greedy eyes linger, behind the door All that is around us, is petrichor. My needs are no different from the wrath of the storm Unfinished, Unfulfilled, Uncoloured But your darkest eyes seek something else And so I wrap myself up in our line...