Mashooq

You stand there

At the threshold of the inexplicable forest,

Mystifying just like your dreamy eyes.

You give me a sultry smile.

While your laugh reeks of slyness,

Your embodiment speaks divine.

You beckon me to follow

And disappear behind the shifting patterns of the light.

I do as commanded.

I advance through the sickly stink.

The canopies of Redwood and Cedar

Allow only a few rays of the burning sun

Under which sparkles the facade you build

Eyes glimmer through the hollow tree trunks

The wind wails between the creaking branches

I inhale your misty scent

And let your shadow dance across my skin

As we grow closer

I trace your ivory petite figure

Leaving an invisible trail running down

Your cheeks glow with a subtle blush

We kiss under the dying sun

And then you melt away into the thin air.

Was this your plan all along?