UnMasked.......a fable

Music of the Night

Gerard Butler

UnMasked

Alas! I am undone! I said

You've snared me here within your arms

You've demanded of me and I have acquiesced

To the dangerous pull of your magnetic charms.

For your eyes have caressed me

All night as I danced

And drawn me here now 

To the thrill of romance.

Take off your mask!

You said in my ear

And I had refused

As though I couldn't hear

And my hair hid me further

As it tumbled and fell

And you grabbed me

And pulled me and I tumbled as well.

You danced me down the corridor

As the the musicians softly played

Pulled me into a room and locked the door

I do not know you, sir, I said

I was breathless, pale and frightened

But I did not want to go

I wanted to know why I wanted you

A total stranger that I did not know.

Oh, but you do! you whispered

You just don't remember yet

So many times we've played this game

And you always do forget.

For I have visited you often

In visions and in dreams

Written you sonnets and letters

And songs that you could sing.

Painted you landscapes

 And roses, it's true

And thousands of portraits

My love, all of you.

I do not know you, sir, I don't

I've never seen your face

Though there is something in your eyes, 

Your voice, that I can't place.

Take off your mask! I commanded him

But he just bowed his head

Then his eyes filled with love and more of desire

And I stared at him full of dread.

I pulled away but he pursued

Grasped me by the hand

Pulled me tight against his chest

And the battle then began

I fought to keep my dignity

Though my dignity had gone

And when his lips trailed down my neck

I froze as made of stone.

Who are you, sir? I begged of him

My head against his shoulder

My heart was racing, my blood was pumping

As he grew even bolder

I am he, he said, He, whom you love

And have for all of time 

How can that be? I asked, kissing him

And his mouth tasted good like wine.

And then I twirled and pushed him away

Ran to the fireplace and cried

You are mad! I exclaimed, You are mad and mistaken!

I do not know you, sir! You've lied!

You will see me again! he said, coming toward me

Pulled me against him, kissed me hard on the lips

And my body betrayed me and pushed in to his

And a strange thrusting motion took over my hips.

What am I doing? I cried aloud

What is this thing you've done unto me?

I know no man, nor have I kissed one!

"You are not blind but you cannot see."

He said in answer, 

Striding then toward the door

Then bowed and he left me

Alone there once more.

I waited minutes, then for an hour

I waited for what, I did not know

I collapsed in tears upon the rug

And then at last, I rose to go

The ball was ending, the sun was rising

My father's coach waited at the door

I looked around to see the stranger

But his presence was not there anymore.

Then we drove away

As darkness was dying

While the orchestra still played

In the pale morning light

I hugged myself, smiling

 As we left it behind us

And I danced to the music

 Floating there in the night.

Many days passed and long nights full of longing

Of sleeplessness, fear and my poor heartache's pain

I made inquiries to neighbors, hired private detectives

And longed  just to feel him kiss me again.

But there was nothing and no one knew about him

The handsome man with whom I'd danced

My friends were giddy and hid their laughter

And teased me about my 'great romance'.

Then one night he visited me in a dream

A dream so sweet and yet so strange

He looked so different and yet I knew him

And he held me close and spoke my name.

You are mine, he said, and always will be

Promise you'll wait till you see me again

Promise me this, that you'll remember my kiss

And give your sweet love to no other man.

And I promised him that

And I promised him always

As he touched me and kissed me

All night till the dawn.

And we couldn't hold back

As we gave in to passion

But when morning came calling

He was already gone.

I saw him no more for many a year

At no ball or hall or even in dreams

And he slipped away as my memory faded

And into realms of pure fantasy, or so it did seem..

As I grew up from girl into woman

And then to lady who should have been wed

Who wanted to share my heart with another

And share my life and share my bed.

My friends all married and moved away

Each with their dream and life and plan

My parents pushed me out into society

And bade me go, find myself a man.

But there was no one to catch my eye

No one to make my heart beat fast

I teased and taunted men I never wanted

And played love's games that never could last.

And then one day as I arrived back home

Arms full of packages from my many trips

A tall handsome stranger with deep dark eyes

Grabbed me and kissed me full upon the lips

Unhand me, sir! I shouted, fearful

My packages flying, I failed to see

Who could be so bold to assault a lady

And then he laughed and said, It's me.

That voice, that voice! I knew that voice!

Those eyes so merry and full of light

But I was confused for no stranger stood there

But the man I had loved in my dreams that dark night.

Do I know you, sir? I asked him, puzzled

Oh yes, you do! he shook his head

I danced with you at a long ago ball

But the man that I was then is long gone and dead.

How can that be? I scoffed at his fable

You are standing here talking this fine August morn!

And he sighed and he told me the strangest thing yet

For the love of you, I will always be ever reborn.

And we shared our lives and loved each other

Inseparable for many years

We had our good times and our bad times

We had our laughter and our tears.

Then one sad, sad day, I knew he was leaving

Beginning his ending to one day begin

I held to him tightly till he said, Let me go, love 

One day I promise to find your sweet face again.

©by Voo

Feb 5, 2019

1:50 a.m.

That's All I Ask of You

Ratboy and Catboy Do "Sweet Home Chicago"

     

And The Moon Melted

And The Moon Melted


The moon rose high up in the sky
Without a single sound
The wind like silk, embraced our shadows
Lying on the ground.

Your lips, wine stained, delicious 
Devoured mine hungrily
And your dark eyes of paradise
Made my eyes, Eden, see.

The soft waves, ebbing slowly
As the sea, it's symphony, played
A dark background with silver gleaming
While my heart, at your feet, laid.

Your questioning eyes, my questioning sighs
Asked questions without words
And our hearts, in answer, in rhythm, shouted
What only two hearts had heard.

Your hand, upon my chin, to raise
My face up to your glance
You kissed me softly like a whisper
And our feet began to dance.

For music then sprang from everything
With no musician hidden there
And the night clouds parted, silently fleeing 
To reveal the bright moon there.

The love that shone as night moved on
All of our sadness, shattered
And we forgot our pasts and forgot our pain
Knowing now was all that mattered.

And the moon, knowing much about love herself, smiled 
As you melted yourself into me
And the moon, who loved those dark silvery waters  
Melted herself into the sea.

January 22, 2020
6:30 p.m.
©
BY...........

Running With The Wolves

BEWARE!

This song is a magic song. If you listen at least three times
it becomes part of you and you're addicted to it.
sounds incredible with headphones.

Running With The Wolves


Running with the wolves
In forests dark as night
We wait to play and sleep all day
Keeping out of sight.

But when the wolf moon peeks it's head
Out behind the cloud
We run so fast and howl for joy
And we sing our songs loud.

The other humans run away
They do not understand
How wolf and woman can become friends
(But they're only mortal man.)

They do not know the way we feel
When the wildness in our blood
Begins to blaze up like a fire
A fire that feels so good.

We have to run, we have to howl
We have to set it free
My brother wolves, my sister wolves
(And none as wild as me.)

A wolf inside when I was a child
Not knowing what I was
Wanting so to just let go
And scream out just because.

But I kept my secrets locked inside
And did it well, it's true
Not knowing another with his wildness hidden
Was there till I met you.
❤

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💖❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
©by Voo Shining Stone
She-Who-Runs-With-Wolves
In-Her-Heart
 Dec 2019

And Still It Rains

AND STILL IT RAINS

     

    play together......
               

      

                                                     

And Still It Rains


Midnight

And it is raining
Again
The night is quiet, 
The streets are quiet
Except for 
The dew of Heaven
Except for the beating
Of my heart
And the sounds of my breathing.

I have been dreaming of you 
Again
Dreaming the forbidden
The passion and desire
That lives only in my dreams
Now.

I still feel your lips upon mine,
The sweetness I crave,
The mouth that claims me
As it's own
The mouth I give myself 
To.

I lick the taste of you
Off my fingers
Like chocolate
And honey
And my taste buds
Cry out in ecstasy.

But you're not really here
Are you?
You are in the realm of sleep
Where you await in lucid dreams
And fantasy.

So why do I
Hear you in the raindrops?
Feel you in the wind's caress?
Touch you in the flesh
When I close my eyes?

You are here
Aren't you?
I just can't see you
With my eyes open,
Only closed, only closed.

It's then I can love you
As you love me
Kiss you
As you kiss me
Touch you
As you touch me.

I need you
Like a garden
Needs rain
Like a desert
Needs a flood.

I am parched for you
My monsoon
I am hungry for you
My banquet
Thirsty for you
My hurricane.

Let me feel
Your waterfall
Drench me
In this midnight
Let me feel you
Fall into me
With every drop of rain.

For the rain is you
And the rain is me
Falling into one another
Like silver
Like gold
Like love.

Listen!
Do you hear that?
It is our hearts 
Communing
Calling out to one another
In the night..........
Beseeching and taunting
And teasing with promises.

Our hearts call
Unbidden by our minds
For our minds are afraid
And shy and inhibited 
By our schooling.

But our hearts know
No boundaries, no laws,
No teaching.....
Other than what they teach us
Themselves.

Our hearts
Cannot be tamed
Or imprisoned
Or contained in any way
Because they are wild 
And free.

And only they.......
Know how to access the realm
Where you and I meet
Know where the doors are........
The locks.....where the keys are hidden
And know how to turn them.

This is the secret
That very few know
But we know
Don't we?

And when it rains,
We run there happily
Like children who are innocent,
Yet wise
And we play in the rain
And we love with abandon
And joy.

And tonight, my love
We have met once again
We have revelled in desire
And bathed in bliss
Given ourselves to passion
And taken only 
What we could carry in our hands.

For though we are selfish
And we need more and more,
We know that longing for something
Only makes it sweeter,
Only makes it more cherished.

And having said that,
My heart is still hungry,
My mouth is still thirsty,
My arms empty and reaching
My body cries out for another hurricane
And still it rains.

©by Voo
Jan 23, 2019
1:27 a.m.

Strangely Vulnerable

 Strangely Vulnerable


Always been a steel butterfly
A stem that bends, not breaks
I had to be a woman early
For all my siblings' sakes.

I sacrificed my childhood
Though it was truly not my choice
I had to grieve in silence
And pretend I had no voice.

While deep inside, I yearned for
A life to call my own
Someone to make me feel loved
Someone to feel like home.

And years went by in sadness
And no love showed it's face
I looked to find that treasure
And made for it a place.

The sadness made me stronger
The pain gave me resolve
An enigma and a puzzle
That no one dared to solve.

I stood alone, I lived alone
A warrior in the fight
No armor bearer, no sweet companion
To help me bear the night.

And then you came into my life
With love there in your eyes
So much like I, it made me cry
And feel I'd won a prize.

And all my soul I gave to you
And all my love and heart
Feeling you fit into me
Like we'd never been apart.

But to my surprise, I found that I
In surrendering all of me
Became a little girl again
That only you could see.

That strong oak tree that I'd become
 Became a willow, swaying
And the warrior woman so tough outside
Became a schoolgirl, playing.

That love would make me vulnerable
Was not part of my plan
I only meant to show my strength
Like I'd always shown a man.

But not with you could I do that
However right or wrong
I found myself surrendering
And not wanting to be strong.

For in your arms I felt at last
The woman and the girl
I'd always been but was afraid to be
Alone there in the world.

But you have the power to crush me
And your words can bite and sting
Just as you have the power to endow
And the gift to make me sing.

So strangely, strangely vulnerable
I've become and yet I find
It's comforting to be a part of you,
Your body and your mind.

What heals can hurt, what hurts can heal
It's odd how love can be
The humbling vulnerabilities
In turn, can set you free.

You'll hurt me though you don't mean to
And heal me if you can
Through it all, you'll see, the woman- child in me
Will make you a stronger man.

For fear of love doesn't make you strong
But weaker every day
For your heart slows down and eventually stops
Every time you push love away.

These are the lessons that I've learned
In the life wars that I've fought
And that love is the most highly prized of all things
But it's something that cannot be bought.

So I willingly give myself to you
For my heart, though battle-worn
Is soft and pliable in your hands
Like a heart, just newly born.

©By Voo Shining Stone
The Woman-Child Who Found Herself
Jan 14, 2020
1:06 a.m.

Found On A Blue Green Sea

Found On A Blue-Green Sea

We sailed upon a blue-green sea

My love and I, that night

Beneath a moon of solid gold

And stars, silent and bright.

We clung to love with wanting arms

And spoke of things to come

Of fire and cold and growing old

And paths that lead to home.

We drank the night like it was wine

And whispered in the wind

Laughed at all the lonely years

And what almost could have been.

We'd found the faces we could love

In crowds of loveless hearts

And made our pact, no going back

To romantic stops and starts.

(Maybe love is magic

And maybe love is glue

And only love can mend the seams

Of a life that's torn in two).

But in that lovely little ship

Beneath those stars so bright

We solved the mysteries of our lives

As we sailed into the light.

Sometimes we don't know who we are

Till in a lover's eyes we see

All we ever hoped and dreamed

And all that we could be.

We nestled down in harboring hearts

Like treasures found and kept

While wind and sea carried us to shore

And in arms of love, we slept.

The song that inspired the write

The Promise by Secret Garden

the most beautiful melody I ever heard.......

©by Voo

Dec 1, 07

11:11 p.m.