Possibilities

Is it possible to dwell on what might be
What was and what is all at once
This has set me to pondering
The what ifs and could bes
Even as I imagine them
I am swept away

There is a whisper on the breeze
It calls to me…again
The journey I must take
Awaits my first tentative step
Footfalls on the pavement
A nearly imperceptible path
I can no longer hide behind what is safe
Will I find what I crave there
As I stand at the precipice bold, unflinching
Will I really fly
Dare I give away my secrets
Ah, but that would be sweet torture

In silence I already mourn
That of which I cannot speak
For a person I dare not name
My mind wanders into the future
Touching, tasting, savoring
As I linger at the thought of a caress
My body rising to a lover’s touch
I utter a lonesome moan
Torn from the pages of wishes
And dreams yet to be
A hush falls over my soul
A breathless kiss in the dark
I wait for the possibilities