When I saw you dance
the fire I felt burning in my soul
transformed me
into a new and greater way of being.
The thunder of the moment
drummed into my heart
with a power
I could never overcome
and I became forever yours.
You turned the world around you
and brought my eyes to yours
and smiled,
and time dissolved in wonder
at the magic of the moment
you held within your gaze.
And so
with my heart in my hands
I reached
to touch the magic
resting on your cheek.
And found instead
the simple texture of your skin,
a magic more potent
than I had ever known to be.