I Did Not Kiss You Enough
written by: Greg Massey
@PoemCrafter
There was that one night
I did not kiss you enough.
My only justification is that I was
lost somewhere between your mind
and soul,
that place of both freedom and chains
in which your eyes are the portal.
That one night,
I found peace in the moment,
walking that wilderness inside you;
the rage within me calmed by the
strokes of your fingers and
gentleness of your laughs.
It left me in fury;
a delightful regret.
I did not kiss you enough.
I did not find the creases in your lips
while being distracted by the throbs of
your heart as it beat against mine.
I did not taste what lies beyond your skin;
the aftermath left me aflame.
You set me on fire and now I burn.
You left me at peace.
You left me in turmoil.
If I kissed you for an evening’s duration,
hours would still fall short
if the sun should choose to rise.
I did not kiss you enough that night.
He obtained his B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of MS and an M.A. in English/Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.
Greg is an English professor at Northwest Community College.
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