Kiss Me (Death)

(For The Long Sleep Competition)

I’ve been waiting to look you in the face
To see that look in your eyes, just before you take me
It’s been a long journey from there to here
And we’ve come close a few times
Enough for me to feel your cool breath upon my lips
Almost a kiss, with the promise of darkness
And a whisper of comfort, if only I’d take your hand
Press my lips against yours and give in to your embrace
Where a new world awaits me, with new adventures
To rival the ones of this life, that is nearly over now
Though it has been well lived, and well loved
And will not be forgotten, even if it can never be remembered

Indie Adams 2012