Tonight

It is time! Time for me to see him again, the one I had forgotten
centuries have passed since our last meeting, perhaps even millennia.

Soon, the entire world is asleep in the arms of the night
I plunge into the depths that stretch beyond light.
With me are the fireflies; they guide me through the alley
for now I am treading the edges of ancient dreamland.

I hear in the distance a bird sing, a song so ethereal
it is filled with archaic mysteries and deep melancholy.
It transcends comprehension, it is most simply surreal
but I am capable of the secret tongue. For once, I belong.
Yet I choose not to answer, heed not its ominous call
besides, he lays in wait for me as he has been for eons.
And tonight I must give into her, my sweet caring destiny.

I sense the rage, the anger, the energy; we must be near!
I feel the strong wind raging in the canyon below
I see a shadow through the tall grass of golden yellow.
Magnetic, potent; I am drawn..I wait near the willow
I think of his hand passing down my spine. A cold shiver.
I think of that night now buried beneath the ages
I remember vividly the intense pleasure .. or was it pain?
A few incredible moments of anticipation pass in silence.
He is here I know, and the last thing I hear
is the deadly long swoooosh of the tail.