The Inner Voice Dreams

You read my “inner voice”—
complimented me
with your beautiful smile

We stood on a quiet overpass
your hands around my neck—
with an embrace and a kiss

We took a few steps
down the stairs
with lips fully locked

As if floating in the air
we gently glided down
drifting along the water
into a long tunnel of love

My hand found its way
to your most delicate place—
your eyes closed
as we slowly entered
into a tunnel
like sailing in a gondola
through the canals of Venice

Just you and me
the water
and the tunnel
in the invisible gondola

The hands,
the embrace,
the lips—
all stay locked

I wasn’t sure
if I was dreaming
or was I half-awake

I smiled—
the touch of the lips
felt so vivid and alive

Every bit of you
every bit of me
was felt

My eyes wanted to
remain shut—
my body
my mind
wanted to remain
inside the tunnel
and rest in our embrace

A swift succession followed—
the entire scene
rewound
as we sailed back out of the tunnel

In front of our eyes
the bricks started laying—
the passage to the tunnel
obstructed—
the tunnel now fully closed

Once again
the notorious wall
stood right before us—
separating the bright
and the dark sides

The wall stood—
yet we remained together
untouched by the wall