When I reach for you, you seem so elusive
Hiding behind leaves that dance
and in between light and dark
So often...
I cry out for you with the yearning
of a lone siren at sea
Wet hair whipping my face
Eyes salty with desire
Longing in my song
Drowning in each breath of air.
that licks my lungs with tongues of fire

Crash against my rocks
Cast your identity upon my sand
The bubbles always burst
but leave their intricate patterns behind

I tell myself to 'Do it!'
Set my shoulder to the rusted wheel
Press in hard, push forward
tie knots in my thoughts
and unearth what I feel
My fingers tap symbols on the keyboard
Morse in dots and dashes
Creative processes in a code
a few may understand.

Oh yes,
I write of love and of passion
because these I have known
  Cutting through the delicate fabric,
I sew up the emotions
that once brought me to my knees
and through the tapestry of stitches,
my life bleeds

Again, l call out for you
This time with confidence
An excited child, a tremble
on a ledge high above the world
wanting to take the leap
while still a little afraid to fall.

Tell me I have wings and can fly
Take me up in your currents
wrap me in your arms of sky
and lead me to the edge, over
and back again

I'm ready for you
Come to me now,
  'Inspiration'.

Chanti 2009