Silver

i watched you move across the open ocean
white raging light dancing across the surface of your reflection
the mist rising from the crest of the waves that caress your moonlit beauty
you hung suspended over the silver of the stars bouncing from the water
not a drop of moisture touching flawless skin
you were naked like the light cutting through the sky
the water quivered as you whispered a word it echoed back as ripples
and sent a chill through my water soaked soul
it was a single syllable
barely recognizable above the gentle hush of the waves
it hung visible in the air
heavy it seemed but yet like you it hung between us
a word
it froze in the middle
threatening yet yearning
begging me to obey its simple call
asking to take me into its embrace
the moon turned as a lamp to focus on the word
light turing the glass of the fragile sound into a silvery brilliance
making my eyes see more clearly the power of the light
silver
it filled the night and clouded my judgement
i reached for it fumbling through the waves
love
it stared me in the face
taunting me as i reached to take it
then you looked into my eyes
i saw the silver surround me and for one second the word was me
and then in an instant it became sound
and was lost in the roar of the waves and my tears
i lifted my head to search for the sound
but it was gone from my vision
and so were you