Have I known you

for twenty minutes

For two days, or

For twenty years?

Perhaps time has stood still

As we shared our dreams

For you feel part of me

You have your home within me

I feel you as clearly

As the warmth of the sun on my back

Or the beat of my heart

The heart that races when I think of you

For you have been privy

To my inmost thoughts and desires

And I am an open book

In which you have written your stories

Enriching my soul

When I am stirred

No one but you can slake my passion

For your touch

The scrape of your nail

The mark of your teeth

All bring life

Fires my humanity

Into vibrant and radiant colour