The Him and the Her of One More Night

By XCryingMinotaurX

It is dark and cold.
Basement bedroom.
Bare feet upon red carpet.
A breeze enters through the blinds.
William Orbit on the stereo: "Adagio for Strings". Remix.

Bare feet leave red carpet.
Drowning into blood red sheets. Soft.
His body will not rest alone tonight. Human contact. Her heat.
He let her have her way. Always her way. The only way.

Lips touched flesh and body spasms knocked books off shelves.
Her tongue found his nerve and she drank him down deep.
She made her mark. Scarred him. Marred him. She owned him.
Not forever. Not tomorrow. For now. For one more night.
He tasted of perfection. She could not get enough. Ever.

Morning rain like holy water washed away the night before.
She spent hours staring at the glow of the sun. On his naked body.
She closed her eyes to believe this dream. He opened his.
He saw her still. Sleep. Having given all she had.
He took note of her snore. Her position. Her hair upon his pillow.

Morning after spent in bed. Face to face. A pillow apart.
The future was outside the room. Waiting to take them away.
Secrets spilled out upon delicious flesh and the day dragged on.
Alone. They left the room together. Like lovers.
She had a habit of loving the ones she could not have.
He had the habit of having the ones he could not love.

This was the Him and the Her of One More Night

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Copyright 2004 XCryingMinotaurX
Published on Saturday, May 8, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: The second last line I found fascinating..

  • Star On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, Star (920)By person wrote:

    sensual and beautiful also romantic. this is amazing. excellent 10 from me. btw congrats on poem of the day :)

  • Elle Amore On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, Elle Amore (17)By person wrote:

    I'm speechless. This is a beautiful work. Sensual descriptions, both sides of the affair demonstrated. Absolutely wonderful.

  • A former member wrote: This poem definitely deserved to be poem of the day. It's really great.

  • A former member wrote: this is amazing, one of the best ive read yet.

  • Dreaming in Stanzas On Monday, October 22, 2012, Dreaming in Stanzas (303)By person wrote:

    So glad this made PotD, definitely one of my faves!

  • A former member wrote: an amazing poem, so glad I took the time to read it.

  • Dreaming in Stanzas On Sunday, October 7, 2012, Dreaming in Stanzas (303)By person wrote:

    This sent shivers down my body, I cannot get enough of this no matter how many time I reread it. It feels like masochism to keep reading a work that takes me to the place I'm left in but I keep trying to understand. Perfection.

  • A former member wrote: Beautiful. You have a way with words. Well done.

  • A former member wrote: i love this poem its one of the best ive read so far

  • Echoes of Orpheus On Thursday, April 24, 2008, Echoes of Orpheus (359)By person wrote:

    Last stanza and final line wrapped this up beautifully... I don't even know what else to say... This was extremely well done

  • toy soldier On Wednesday, September 26, 2007, toy soldier (26)By person wrote:

    you know, i bookmarked this a long time ago. and it is still IMO the best poem on this site. realy.

  • Sin On Sunday, February 26, 2006, Sin (1168)By person wrote:

    the whole write was amazing but that last stanza...it stung...this was one i wish i couldnt relate to ~kristy

  • Six-Out On Thursday, January 26, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    In pieces is where this left me. Dear god.

  • Black_Cherry_Doll_ On Saturday, June 4, 2005, Black_Cherry_Doll_ (69)By person wrote:

    this ripped me to pieces and made me cry. thank you--Steph

  • Labitina On Tuesday, May 31, 2005, Labitina (37)By person wrote:

    This was amazing I agree with cucuio on that line, that was too perfect and too true, this really was an awesome write ~Christina

  • Sticky Kitty On Saturday, February 12, 2005, Sticky Kitty (242)By person wrote:

    Sweet and lovely and yummy didn't like the last line though dont think it was needed -kitty

  • A former member wrote: I love this. by far one of my favorites

  • Savannah On Sunday, November 14, 2004, Savannah (218)By person wrote:

    awesome... you are a wonderful writer

  • glasshouse On Sunday, June 20, 2004, glasshouse (548)By person wrote:

    Wow. The ending was amazing. The whole thing was amazing. I saw it so clearly... so vividly. I really loved this piece. Great work. -Glass

  • A former member wrote: She had a habit of loving the ones she could not have. He had the habit of having the ones he could not love. Well gee, isn't that always the way things go in life? We all know it sucks, and you had an awesome write! Keep it up! : )

  • aXe FactoR On Saturday, May 22, 2004, aXe FactoR (335)By person wrote:

    theres a certain sadness in this poem which i think many could relate. very nicely written. :)

  • knightmirror On Monday, May 10, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    *morning rain like holy water washed away the night before*amazing line in an amazing write Jen.i liked this very much.of course i like anything you do.much love,chris

  • Storm On Saturday, May 8, 2004, Storm (143)By person wrote:

    This appealed to me...maybe cause they have something I don't or they haven't what I don't want. Still it intrigued me. Great work with this one.

  • KittyStryker On Saturday, May 8, 2004, KittyStryker (711)By person wrote:

    this made me cry. i miss this- i knew this, once, i knew the sweet flame, the passion of now... and god, the last stanza rips me to shreds. is this me? i hope not.

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