Waiting

I see you pacing
pacing yourself
biding time
measuring breaths against moments
against the eternity of now
waiting...

I sense you quickening
electromagnetic forces flicker
in the space around you
excited by your screaming cells
a dancing, vibrant storm
circling the calm center
of your focus
waiting...

I feel you prowling
hungrily scanning
the horizon
filling the space between us
with feral grace
Lion's heart, Bull's eye, Bear souled
waiting...

I hear you calling
a fearless roar
growling, groaning, panting, surging,
you flex your jaw
and bite your lip
waiting...

I smell your heat
white hot flame
the scent of your longing flares my nostrils
your pungent intensity lightens my head
like fine brandy
you burn all the way down
waiting...

I taste your love
your salty strength
your sharp wit
rolling the sweet complexity of you
along my tongue
savoring the essence
waiting...

I know your need
the awesome power barely contained
beneath your stoic skin
you ripple and pulse with manhood
your Godhead rising
a phoenix poised to take wing
with all you have to give me
waiting...

to touch you

4/12/98
Liesl Lee