Bonfire

You took my hand,
Went to a place you knew
Where things really are what they seem.
You showed me secrets of which to dream but never to speak.
You gave me new spectacles and led me to new windows with your gentle words.

Ebony night settled;
By the light of the moon
I could finally see.

I looked on, in awe of the reptiles you command;
Their armies marching on in iridescent formation by the crackling orange firelight,
And leading us all back to you.

The conflagration raged.
The beat grew stronger
And the night blended
Into eternity,
Bending, stretching its bounds
To the music caught in the brume.

Each of us melted into a common melody;
We were indistinguishable tones piping only to the fire of your memory.

You are a dream.
You are an angel.
My only wish is
To see you again.

insquequo deinde
~93