Broken Reason

When fantasies jackknife your to-do lists
and longing for the aural caress of a lover’s sigh
trumps need for solitude,

I’ll be your reason.

When you’re on your knees,
armor of business suit and spreadsheets shredded
by black satin sheets and scent of wild roses,

I’ll be your reason.

When your carefully mapped journey past temptation gets detoured
by a kiss-licked trail headed south to curl your toes,
making you forget all the reasons to say no,

I’ll be the reason that un-breaks your heart.

~Nara Malone

This is my contribution for Open Link Night at dVersePoets. Drop by this evening to join the fun or to read what others wrote.

21 Comments

Siobhan Muir

February 28, 2015 at 7:29 pm Reply

Very nice, Nara. 🙂

Brian Miller

February 28, 2015 at 8:35 pm Reply

well, my toes just curled a bit at the thought..ha….
if only our hearts were unbroken that easy you know…
made me smile though at the thought of having someone
there willing to be that…

Heaven

February 28, 2015 at 9:06 pm Reply

I like the refrain, I'll be your reason, smiles ~ I feel like heading south now to curl my toes, smiles ~

Good to see you Nara ~

Grace

Mary

February 28, 2015 at 10:03 pm Reply

That last line is a strong one. I think it would be a positive thing to be the one to unbreak someone's heart.

KB

February 28, 2015 at 10:58 pm Reply

Nice extended metaphor. >KB

Anthony Desmond

February 28, 2015 at 11:42 pm Reply

Can someone be the reason for me, please? ha… strong write; true love indeed

Love or lust, it matters not, for you are giver & fixer & friend & lover; thanks form this dollop of sensuality midst ISIS chaos, winter's ice embrace, partisonism, Kyle's killer, & Spock's death. Reminds me a tad of the Jack Nicholson comic Western GOIN' SOUTH.