Chivalry Noted

The sky opens above my head,
pools of baby blue, triangles of dark hope
mixed in the wind.

The clouds do a dance,
trying to flow to earth
without the help of rain.

No storm as yet.
The sky wants to come down in the light!
Make it on their own.

In this realm I disappear.
You are there with stars in your hair;
you are the sun and the moon intertwined
in a sky of golden hope.

You meet me there!
Your smile is the only light I need
to find my way home.

My lady in red,
my breath after the rain!

The music softly plays.
We are left standing.
The dance goes on without us!

We speak of light like it comes from the dark, as if dreams are life, and belief is water.
We drink bottles of sunshine
and we don't age when we stand together.

I chase your eyes with mine.
all motion slows!
you look up and you see
a single tear coming down.

Did you feel free standing beside me?
Did your fears catch up to you even here?

I look around and ask you to dance.
You sigh,
your eyes moist and wide.
Brightness from your face flows to my eyes.
My knees get weak.

You look past me at the other dancers with the pretty dresses on.
you point towards them like they are the answer.

You say to me in a velvet voice,
shivering with cold mistrust of self,
"Chivalry noted."

I can never argue with your pantomimes!

I long to leave with you,
for green tea and gumdrops
to dance and have a picnic on the roof tops.
I want to stay in your light!

You turn and I leave
for a dance I did not want.

You are a sweet mid-night's dream
and I am a man who cannot sleep!