Deliberation

He wondered whether ecstasy was a lie
a whisper lost in daily lives
filled with responsibility
and debt
Was love an illusion
shimmering over blue water
created by sunlight
filtered through the trees
unrecognizable
like the truth told to strangers
on first dates?

Could absolute truth
salve the wounds of the past
and bind the broken limbs
and broken hearts?

He resolved to move slowly
but his resolve
melted in the milky white skin
of her beauty
and the purity of her soul.

He knew that he would pursue her
with the intensity
of a flame
burning with desire
and longing
secure in the knowledge
of her love.