Vibrant, Glowing Gold... Poem by Alicia Calloway

There's a man with a knife
standing right before me
He looks down
but comes as close to me as he can get
with a hidden face
and glowing
vibrant
gold and green eyes
A face that does not rise from darkness
He keeps his head down
but i see them peer up at me
From behind his hair
They're the only light
and it gleams off the blade of the knife
He turns it in his hand
his other rises to my neck
grabbing me with just enough force to show
That he is the one in control
but to the point where i can sense he cares
A palm smooths the side of my neck
as if he longs to caress me
pull me into him close
Then i feel his fingertips on my chin
and he guides my face and my lips up to meet his.
So we stand there
knife in hand
and the rain falls
as we kiss