longing to

                       longing to touch you,
                                               i am.
                        the attraction ........
                         your skin
                         your warmth
                         your smile.
                       i look into your eyes
                        and know ...
                       longing to touch me,
                         you are.
                       i see myself reflected in you
                         and i like it.
                         i want to experience
                              us,   together...
                       but,   my world   my prison,
                        demands a different tune.
                       erected barriers remain strong,
                         intact     dividing us .........
                       friends family associates strangers,
                         mindless blurs amidst the fog .......
                        they won't accept
                         our eyes meeting,
                         our souls dancing,
                        my heart holding you
                           in joyful abandon.
                        so that ....
                         longing to touch you
                           i silently remain.