The Midnight Confidante

Intricacies of thought and faintness of dreams:

whisper your words and fantasize--

every phrase spoken divine.

Rays shine through the dark design of night,

illuminating her grinning face.

Her laughter is crystallized harp strings;

our shed tears remain as dewdrops on eyelashes.

My revelations replace her misconceptions--

chocolate confidences and caramel confessions.

Pencil sketches of oft-told stories inked with fresh detail,

Conversation ushering in clarity.

Smiles exhausted of all their secrets,

the cherubim sleep at last.