MY LADY OF THE NIGHT

The hall stretched away like cavernous tunnel,
there was no sign of movement anywhere. I approached the door, adjusting my collar, then
knocked.
"Come."
I heard a voice soft and mellow. As I opened the
door, I could smell the musky perfume of incense
gently waft my way. Her room was adrift with
candle light, a red velvet curtain hung at the
window. She was my lady of the night, I would see
no other. She wore a red silk basque that shimmered in the candle light, her long black hair that came down to her waist fell across her slender body, on her legs she wore the silkiest, shear nylons I had ever seen. She approached me like she had many times before.

"Samuel how are you my darling?" she said.
I said I was fine, all the better for seeing her.
I could hardly control my anticipation.
"Oh Samuel of all the men I bed, you are the best."
I went to take her in my arms, but as I do, she
tells me to wait.
"What is it?" I ask.
She looks at me with those big blue eyes and there
is such saddness there.
"Oh my darling, so long I have known you, I wait
for you, there is a pain in my heart, I had to
write it down. Please come over, sit down on my
bed, listen to my words, I need to tell you, I
need to let it out."
She took a sheet of paper from the drawer beside
her bed and started to read.

"Tell me your story, no half measures,
Loose control, leave the world behind.
I can imagine you know me to well,
feel free to believe in the King of Beasts,
controlling me, revolting me, twisting,
curling, sheading its skin.

Let's journey to another world,
I'll wait until you get here,
do not feel ashamed of the passions.
I feel the energy flowing through me,
let the waves of passion ebb and flow,
I'm feeling it, I'm on my way now.

I'm oh so crazy, I cannot control it,
my passions explode, I cannot get enough.
A fire burns within me again.
I find myself on a ledge, but not afraid.
I fall once more into that fire,
but oh to soon, we let go it's over.
The door once more closes,
and I'm alone once more."

When she had finished, I felt a pain, I went to
speak, she put her finger to my lips.
"Hush, say nothing, for words are not needed."
That moment I took her, like I never had before,
emotions taking over as our bodies entwined, her
kisses so tender, sending a shiver through me.
Then the warmth of her body as we lay together,
until finally we fell asleep.

It was still dark outside, when I awoke, It was
that time again, I had to leave. I got dressed,
kissed her cheek, then left fifteen crisp notes
beside her bed. As quietly as I slipped in, again
I crept from her room, looking forward to my next
visit, with my lady of the night.