Closest We Could Get

The part that got me the most
was the way he held me
and his lustful tones

he told me he loved
every lock of hair
upon my auburn head

the way in which
these hands fell
to their side

when I felt
my soul
swim in my stomach

watching him grow
into the man
I now know

our future
leering and taunting
us, only a few steps ahead

I hoped that our
cunning and partnership
would bring us closer

to what would be
a dreamed up world
of perfection

but the closest
we would ever get
to heaven

would be enraptured

in each
 
   others arms.