You gave me your touch, you held me so close. <br />So soft, so gentle, and I hardly know who you are. <br /> <br />You gave me your touch, you held me so close. <br />You startled and overwhelmed me, <br />but somehow I succumbed to you and I desired more. <br /> <br />You gave me your touch, you held me so close. <br />You gave me what I've longed for. <br />Could anyone have given me the same? Or just you? <br />Was it a cruel trick of fantasy? <br /> <br />You gave me your touch, you held me so close. <br />Did our souls intertwine for a brief instant...for forever? <br />Was the touch meant to be a memory? <br />A memory that will continue a perpetual longing? <br /> <br />The thunder rumbles, lightning streaks the night sky. <br />As I stand alone, caressed by the light rain. <br />I look far in the distance of the direction of where you are. <br />You're so far away, I can't find you. <br />And all I want is your touch, <br />And to know who you are. <br /> <br />(September 1,2007)<br /><br />Cathleen Hodgkinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-touch-10/
