| Gone Darkness sweeps her northern Gently aiming past dreams Through shadow’s mysteries She melts under his warm embrace Desire flows, creating rhythm Enslaving her to the magic With each little death She craves the night skies so That he may come to her Gone are little girl ways Ahead are the woman and the man Brightly the sonnet is written For her the joy is eternal Blocked from another path Closed to possibilities She is content in her entrapment As long as it is he who keeps her snared |