Connected

Deep to deeper blue,
Blonde to red and back again,
The moment held
As though on film -
The air between them
As thin as ice.
In that moment
A thousand kisses are stolen
From unsuspecting lips,
Nights spent together and promises made.
In one second a lifetime can be lived
And days spent in sunshine,
Hours in arms
And seconds -
Like this -
Spent in each other's eyes.
Afternoons in a glasshouse
Sitting in whicker chairs,
Wine glasses drained,
And momentary contact
No longer lasts so long,
While lies unfold,
Real truths are finally told,
A life behind a glance,
A moment spent in her mind,
Wishes broken,
All words unspoken,
Never to be told,
Etched in invisible ink.