MEDUSA

by Michael C. Andrade
You lured me once into your bower of delight
Thrusting your lips against mine,
Letting them rain in kisses divine
As we put out the cold of night.
Oh! Closer you lay next to me
Allowing no spaces between us.
Entangled,
Interlocked,
Intertwined
We were as close as we could be
As Time gave way to Eternity.
Ah, closer! You came closer still.
Sensations rose with the heightened thrill.
Our bodies burned as passions raged
And set our hearts ablaze.
Devouring flames, sight-blinding glow
Augmented our feelings ebb and flow.
Beguiling and enchanting music played.
What a wondrous magic moment
I could never let go!
Unnoticed, we slipped into the nights embrace
As together we danced into the maze
With the Polka rhythm of every heartbeat.
Royal portals opened wide.
The castle doors flung open.
You led me to your secret chamber
As we bathed into that sacred pool of raging fire.
You offered me a drink of ineffable bliss
To quench my burning thirst
And satiate my forbidden desire!
Oh! I gently lost myself in you
The way youve lost yourself in me.
A drop of water
Into the vast and endless sea!
Then, our every gasp of breath
Became the sweetest melody weve ever made;
And all our sighs were transformed

Into seraphic hymns and angelic songs.

Seconds beside you seemed forever!
Such magic moments with you, an Eternity!
With each and every moment by your side
I drifted,
I drowned,
And lost myself
Into the abyss of sublime ecstasy!
Then, slowly, I opened my eyes
And your dazzling gaze met mine.
Ah! How fast has the night gone!
And how suddenly the celestial melodies ceased!
An eternal succession of eternities had passed.
Yet, I remained as I am:
Broken,
Desolate,
Desperate!
Oh! How quickly have you claimed me your prize!
Another broken, rough-hewn marble statue
Forever buried
In this burning
QUICKSAND!!!