Poison Sugar

Crumpled comfortably in your arms, Your voice is soft as you speak to me. You lift my hair back from my face, I flick it back to where it was. You rock me like a little child, While the sun is sponging warmth around. Golden flickers illuminate your eyes, The aquamarine now glows with depth. They trace my face with soft intent, I meet them and forget to breathe. You indulge in cheeky suggestion, We laugh with genuine bells. Vivid shots of our last encounter alone, Play teasingly across my mind. I snapshot that expression on your face, With an enhanced colour memory. Feelings cascade in rainbows, Underscored by silent fear. What about when this is gone? But I slip into the present, breathe it. I have this precious oxygen for now, Ignoring thoughts of future absence. Inside the moment, poison sugar, Don't even suggest this could be l...