Love Poem: Moonlight on Meadows
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Written by: Billie Jama

Moonlight on Meadows

you dismantled my 
   wisteria-covered walls,
unraveling my defenses 
      like frayed silk...
my nights are now 
    painted with your kisses
soft as twilight spilling 
       across an oasis
          in an Arabian desert...

I am lost in the 
   reminiscence of your rays~
   the taste of sunbeams
  sweet yet sharp citrus 
       tantalizing my tongue ...
the warmth lingering
long after the moonlight 
   on meadows that have faded...

but beneath this bliss
breathe a 
    lagoon of lemonade lies
where truth dissolves
    in the tang of deceit
    in the form of a mirage

as the veil slips
    my exposed heart~
now  bearing the 
  embroidery of your poetry
subtly sewn in 
  demure damask hues~
feels each word
   as a poking plunge 
         of the needle
weaving through 
   the fabric of my being
binding me to 
  the memories we’ve created...

yet with every stitch,
I wonder if I am adorned 
     or undone~
whether this beautiful façade
Is a gift
    or a curse,
f o r e v e r
 trapped in 
this poisonous paradise...