Before the Kiss

This is a poem about the moments before a first kiss.

Eyes meet for but a moment, entranced,
Time's relentless pursuit lost in their gaze,
Vulnerable to eternity's dance,
Innocence fades. Natures primitive game,
Tentative fingers of two souls entwine,
Gentle, subtle caresses grace emotions,
A warm summer breeze felt without a sign,
Fanning the flames of the building tensions,
A silent groan from the changing shadows,
Pleasures manifest as tortures so cruel,
Two anxious bodies, trapped like stone statues,
A final stand against loves potent pull,
Violent passions exalt colliding hearts,
Bodies of skin and flesh embrace at last.