Thirst of Wanting

You know the thirst of wanting
That unquenchable thing
That keeps you awake
Long after the darkness
Has taken your body
It leads you a-wandering
Between sleep and desire
Making you wonder how much longer
You can keep the beast at bay
Taunted by her memory
Those silky, subtle smiles
You have become the hunted
Haunted and hungry
For so much more
Not daring to indulge
The whisper of her kiss
Even as your mind conjures
The imagined recollection that is
The taste of her skin on your tongue
You beg for dreamless slumber
That never comes
Yet even in sleep she is there
Sliding silently through your mind
As you slip deeper into her breathless seduction