Jo-Anne Fideles lives and writes in the Philippines. This poem explores the territory of “parallel life.” How different is what you dream from what you live? What kind of poem would you write if those two lives were reversed?
Restless Trance
By Jo-Anne Fideles
Losing all the pretense
I found myself in a daze
In a restless trance
Of a parallel life
Where you and I existedÂ
In a breath of touch
Your skin that I yearned for
Your soul that never ceased
Walking with me
In my private nirvana
There you are,
Vivid and breathing
Wide awake by my side
Your eyes blazed
My heart jumped with desire
Your smile is a shaft of light
Sending my knees to a queer shudder
Inch by inch you moved
I drew myself nearer
Reaching out to catch
A glimpse of your face
In this reverie
In this dreamland
You were meant for me
Positively pure with passion.
Beautiful!
so so nice!just imagine the face’s aura in reverie..in dreamland..loved the passion..
a beautiful way to capture the longing and perfect dream.