common ground

I) then

how we built our castles
on sighs, on moans, 
on galloping pulse
on warm breath, on sweat
on flying notes of laughter
skimming undulations
through hot moist passageways
  we built our castles 
  on a bubble of ether


II) now

lips pout less for kisses
more in disapproval
the tongue pierces less to seek
more to blame
eyes don't look into
don't look at, don't look for
in the fast fading light 
  the bubble of ether glints and
  a wink later, castle no more


III) forever

lets start again
build the foundation
to build our castle on
the acres in fragments
some mine some yours
build bridges 
bring them together
  to share common ground 
  to build on.


© 2008 Padmavani Karkera
edited extensively on 07.03.2011(there is not much left of the original)