Intimacies

By Carlos Perdomo

Intimacies

While I try to understand

A volcano and its sudden eruption;

That mighty force which explodes

Without asking any questions

Without having any doubts,

The night sets in.

 

I fix my eyes on no specific target

I know you are here!

Enticing me to open the door

And sense:

Not the aroma of burning ashes

But the soft cadence of a sweet perfume.

 

Contradiction

When I met your blue eyes

The sound of the bells were in intonation

My thoughts always immersed in your

Unpredictable smile.

I was not enamored of your cascading hair

But mesmerized of the softness of your lips.

 

Soon after, I found myself alone

Urging for your voice,

Waiting relentless for that answer

Hidden in the dark.

 

I could not convince you of the necessity

Of understanding.

Yet,

For a short eternal instant

Your face lived in my hands

As I explored the map of the stars

And their positions

Which I never memorize.

 

From Dusk to Dawn

The wind dances through the valley

As the sun creeps ‘cross the sky

The birds and bees all make there way

Travelling slowly by

 

The twinklin’ hue of early dusk

Is a beautiful sight to hold

As the sun sets down for its daily sleep

The world moves back to old

 

Before its sky’s were tinted grey

And its seas were tinted black

Before the forests held the fear

Of every having a lack

 

The moon rises up and takes command

A sovereign for a night

The moon and the stars walk hand in hand

Aware of their kingdoms plight

 

As the world slumbers on

A peaceful place once more

The moon can try to forget

Pretend that t’was lore

 

But forget he never can

The wounds lie deep inside his heart

He misses the old world

That was once like a work of art

 

Where rivers ran freely

Through forests never ending

As mountains reached towards the heavens

A world with no need of mending

 

Since when has there been death

As frequent as the stars are many

Since when has there been millions

With no more then a mere penny

 

What happened to the world

That once shone with a light so brightly

The light of the pure and innocent

He just didn’t know quite rightly

 

But as the moon looked away in sorrow

He spotted a familiar sight

Somewhere in this dark world

Shone a single, burning light

 

It brought tears to his old wise eyes

To see a treasure so rare

The hopes and dreams of a child

Who really truly cared

 

And as the sky lights up with dawn

And the moon lies back to rest

He can sleep a restful sleep

Knowing that he has done his best

 

And the sun looks out over her world

From the cities to the mountains that range

And it warms her broken hurting heart

To know it all can change