Marissa
You were curled up in the sand
The party roared on without you
The fires burned and their works illuminated
The lonely starlit sky
I ran after you in the darkness
Drawn by the call of the sea
The dark, cold sea, which crept up the beach to find you
To mingle with your tears
I pulled you up to face me
Sitting in your lap I curled my legs around your frame
Pushed your golden curls from your face
And ran my fingers softly over your warm eyelids
I drew you to me, willing
Warm in the heat of the summer night
Your eyes
Your face
Your skin
It silenced the crowd behind me
Your hand reached for my face
- seen only by the firelight
And pulled me into yours
Your mouth was as warm as the sand
As moist as the lapping sea
I ran my hands up and down your bare back
Removing the coarse grains that denied me your skin
My tongue went further in
I never knew love 'til now
You had stopped your tears
They mingled with the sweat in the places where we touched
I felt I could hold you forever
In those moments you were my own
I pulled you to your feet
Tried to talk but you silenced me with one of those kisses
Those mind numbing, heartbreaking kisses
And I surrendered
Never could we repeat it
Never to allow ourselves the beauty again
You just took my hand
And it was you who led me back
Back down to land