pink jade/tracery


I can follow your soul
in the curve and swerve of your skin
as my fingertips trace
the flow of your blood
through limbs
so warm
and soft
and fragrant
that I barely
(rarely)
complete the tracery
for I must breathe.
and I dare not
while touching you.
for fear that so heavy is my soul
that you would blow away
like dandelion seeds
on the winds of twilight.
which is when I most desire you.


copyright William F. DeVault (wfdv). for Jade. used by permission.