Fantasy Girl

Sweet goddess,
you gentle yet
persistent tease.

You brush your lips
against my centre
and leave me

a trail of scarlet hunger.

You caress
the outer reaches of my being
with your silken vagabond breath,
and leave me nothing

but a lush and livid vision
of a garden in the desert.

Your passing has left
my inner spine woven through
with fractal fibres in constant motion.

So once again I chase you
purely
for the pleasure of wanting more.

Shawn McLeod

To read other poems by Shawn, click on the links below:

Mirage

Summer Heat