Glints of candlelight in your
glistening eyes, 
the shame of your sin weighing 
on your soul,
deep confessions from within,
spilling dark, painful secrets
on a romantic whim
breathing in the damp, chilled air
letting out the demons of the past
pale blue fingertips caress
my heart
I forgive, I forget. 

(written 03/08/1999)