Love You Can Never Know

It's crazy to think how someone can feel,

From the height of contentedness to the depth of

The bottle sits empty on the table,
The last few sips linger on her tongue.
She looks lazily across the dark-lit room;
Her

Forbidden Desire

Forbidden desire swells in my breast.
Heart catches fire, though love will protest
For love is not the feeling

Hunger
Gives flavor to many things
A necessary ingredient of survival
A spawning ground of fantasies
Adding spice and colors

Embers turned yet again to fire
Burning brightly
Growing ever higher

Your continued absence
Drives me
Taunts and teases
Whets