Eyes meet, glances swirl away
Twirl back to rest on faces
Look down on fingers
Drumming the table
Insistent signals of an ancient rhythm
Hands hover, move a step back
Poised to flee, wanting to stay
Reach out, withdraw
A tango without touch
Lips part, unsaid words
Tremble tremulously
Unspoken but understood
glide silently back
Into the shadows
Legs stretch, collide
Jerk back in an electric shuffle
Desire waltzes through inflamed veins
Blood strums, hums with longing
Muted notes soar to a frenzied crescendo
Breath catches, rises and falls
A fiery salsa swelling
To a frantic finish
Stillness transformed
Into hurried grace
Bodies rise, meld together
Clinging, melting, fusing
Swaying in an eternal dance
© 2013 Uma Venkatraman ~ All Rights Reserved
Twirl back to rest on faces
Look down on fingers
Drumming the table
Insistent signals of an ancient rhythm
Hands hover, move a step back
Poised to flee, wanting to stay
Reach out, withdraw
A tango without touch
Lips part, unsaid words
Tremble tremulously
Unspoken but understood
glide silently back
Into the shadows
Legs stretch, collide
Jerk back in an electric shuffle
Desire waltzes through inflamed veins
Blood strums, hums with longing
Muted notes soar to a frenzied crescendo
Breath catches, rises and falls
A fiery salsa swelling
To a frantic finish
Stillness transformed
Into hurried grace
Bodies rise, meld together
Clinging, melting, fusing
Swaying in an eternal dance
© 2013 Uma Venkatraman ~ All Rights Reserved
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