The door opens slowly, creaking as it has for years.
The light from the hall makes me squint
But I can see a figure moving clearly near.

I hold your gaze as I step from the light,
Following you always into the night
As your lashes narrow and hold my stare,
I hear you whisper, “Are you really there?”

Hope blossoms in my pounding heart
Floor boards silent under bare feet
The glow behind engulfs you in sparks of light
As you say, “I am here. And yours tonight.”

Twin peridots glimmer and my emotions grow
As if to realize a self I didn’t quite know.
I search the dark to find you, my key.
I want to understand that spark you put in me.

Embracing you as for the first time
Loving you— for you are mine
We are complete—you and me
Being together is the key

Fingertips roam slowly over silken skin
Tingles ignite the want of heavenly sin
Bodies entwine in a moonlit dance
Eye to eye, this is a game of chance

Oneness, love and sin in your gaze
Lost in the deepness of your love for days
Emerging whole as never before
All because you passed through my door

I am standing on the inside, steady looking out
My heart belongs to you, of this I have no doubt.
Right now you are on the outside, even though part of you is in.
Together we are waiting for the rest of our life to begin