CARNIVALENTINE

From red (the eros trip) to  

blue valentine (the relationship board)

 and  yellow (the love voyage)?

By maxifern

The brief touch of hand,

the softening of smile,

the lingering gaze,

the quiet space between words,

in this instant when walls crumble,

an exchange of energy..

And soon after the images we project,

the roles we play, 

the decorations we put up,

the dramatic gestures that 

demand attention,

the physical connection, 

the intellectual wrestling.

Now what? What is next? Is there any next?

Are we going to find this space 

where we allow realness?

Where our essence (good, bad, ugly?)

shows in the most authentic form?

Are we to revisit our initial 

exchange of energy with 

no pretense or artifice?