When

by Angela Lynn Schroeder
(St. Louis, Missouri, United States)

When you touch me,
It's like the ocean is drowning me in, and taking me to heaven.
When you kiss me, It's as if all my problems have disappeared.
But at the same time, I'm drowning in my own fear.
And when you talk,
I can feel your words move right through me, giving me an extraordinary bliss.
And then I dream of another warm, loving kiss.
But I hold back, almost like as if all my air is locked.
When the morning sunrise brings forth its gloom,
I automatically think back to the night, or lips consumed.
How we stayed out till 5:30 in the morning,
And when I returned home, i thought of how much my heart was aching.
Before I go to bed, and all my secrets unfold.
Everything that happened, is now told.
As i come to this realization, that it wasn't a dream,
I can feel all the happiness and joy in my heart, flow through my bloodstream.
Inside me is an aching passion to be loved,
And before you, I felt the need, to try and please those above.
but now that I have you, all i can see,
Is the old me, ugly, sensitive, and depressed, was all just beastly.
Fire and Ice, Ignite all my feelings and concise.
Dragging me under, and mixing my feelings in a blender.
But In a way I feel splendor, being noticed by you.
Because when I gaze into your eyes, all my wonders come true