Breathless

What captivates

And sedates

Just takes my breath away

My heart

Like a drum

The steady beat

What can compete

With how I feel

For you?

I wish for what

Seems so far away

Like a dream in the dead of night

Running through the streets

Of sleep

With the end

So far in sight...

What is more real?

Or more enchanting

Then a task that seems so daunting

To overcome

As time drags on

And beat the ticking hand...

In this race

There is no pace

And I am not prepared

I remain

Breathless, ashamed

In the gaze of your eyes

For I realize

How far I have to go.