Summer Wind

Summer Wind - Zack Leeb

Oh I’ve got you now, my summer wind!

Your dashing figure wrapped in skin,

Your crown and signet marked me in

Your graces.

Your body warm beneath your dress,

I told a lie— I must confess:

I need you gone but still, my heart,

It races.

You sate an itch I've never scratched.

You open doors I thought were latched.

But lately— lately your chain is oppressive.

Where did you sleep, my lovely maid?

Where did you flee, my lord’s brigade?

Where did you run when time was ours

For wasting?

Between two minds you’ll find me split.

I spurned your love but couldn’t quit.

I’ll burn your bones but keep your lips

For tasting.

In time we’ll find which words were true

Or whether we should start anew

Or if, by chance, we were too hasty.

So what is earned in Pyrrhic love

If neither side is spoken of,

When later we’ll go hand in glove

With strangers?

We’ll do the dance while burning slow:

You’ll whisper through the evening’s glow.

I’ll listen and protect my foe

From danger.

Oh I’ve got you now, my summer wind!