For A Moment…

by Uma Parthasarathy

Fantasy fades

Betraying me

Into a void-

Reminiscent of love, unmated.

For a moment,

To move into oblivion

The chains let loose

Into wilderness,

That blankets and caresses

A touch, descending from the wisps

A kiss, unveiling a virgin soul,

For the one moment…

I seek and yearn

To be love's mistress

Than fancy's lost maiden.