I long to be kissed;
to feel the warmth of another's hand
drift along the nape of my neck
as chills contradict a melting heart
by coursing down my spine.
I long to be caressed;
to feel the bulge of muscle under sleeves
as arms wrap around me silently,
rapidly sending an emotion
so impossible to describe,
I can only shake my head.
I long to belong;
to feel the racing heartbeat
as fingers trace each other's hands,
a calloused palm against manicured nails.
Alas, they say opposites attract.
I long for raw emotion,
a substance I have faint memories of;
as faded as books pushed behind a shelf,
as fickle as the mind who binds them;
memories of which are catalysts of infinitive,
irrevocable faith in second chances.
