Sandcastles

To cleanse the mind of all but passion

All but beauty, the transcendence

Of man unto nature

The collision of flesh against flesh

The sweet scent of her kiss

Such is the escape of the soul

The fire that burns bold

In the heart

Aspires to reach through her lips

To become the star

To whom she shares her deepest

Desires, her most guarded secrets

To know a love so vulnerable

She is nearly translucent

And yet so strong

No other could encroach

As the walls that we once sat against

And spoke of our great sadness

Erode into memory

We listen

For beyond the clutter of reality

Lies the beauty of our music

To rinse our hands of the blood that soaks them

To dissolve ourselves

Within each other's open spaces

Absolve the whole of our sins

Within a moment

The exposure of our souls

To the elements

The undressing of each nerve ending

Against a lover's skin

Another moment, drunk on the hopelessly

Flawless

Knowing passion, true love

Cannot be undone

By any hand

By any of the countless grains of sand

In this hourglass

We'll meet on the beach

Watch the ocean crystallize each

Of these moments, I see you

Across the sea, and know soon

These islands will become

Our continent

Until then, I'll still send

This message

For once I shared a moon with you

Now no night would be complete

Without it.