Sunset Reverie
He paints me in hues
Of watercolor skies
My body, his canvas,
Stroked gently
By the strands of his eyes
Had I ever known true love like this?
Forbidden touch
Of Moon and Sun
Nightly blessed
By his goodbye kiss
Reese Darko is a Las Vegas based poet and storyteller. Using the page to navigate the many narratives of pain and healing, with a cadence that lets her story unravel as the emotion builds. Each line gives the reader another piece of herself to be left at the end with a collection of grief and love that reminds us of our vulnerable humanity.
He paints me in hues
Of watercolor skies
My body, his canvas,
Stroked gently
By the strands of his eyes
Had I ever known true love like this?
Forbidden touch
Of Moon and Sun
Nightly blessed
By his goodbye kiss
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