In the Moment

softly
insistently
one by one
one by one by one
water drops hitting the surface
words hitting the tension of the mind

disturbance
subsidence
melding and joining
resistance without meaning
insidious pleasure building physically
external senses failing to function completely

light
consciousness
caressed and extinguished
memory being replaced by now
resonance and subservience finding beauty
echoes continuing and growing in slow ecstasy

mirrors
reflections
a mask that must be worn
dancing with avatars of the darkness
hypnotic overlays conjuring a performance
silence questioning whether anything is real

- (c) 2006, william the submissive poet