fantasies keep you safe

i know that feeling

sitting in your room, desire consuming you

and an intrusive uncertainty

disoriented in lonely admiration

with your eyes shut

painting her in wispy, wild, wonderful strokes

she is sleeping, cleaning, fixing her hair in the mirror

sipping a floral tea, pulling back the drapes to welcome the morning sun.

she is kissing down your body, smiling up at you

thanking you for loving her so perfectly

it’s you that has created the deepest stains with her imaginary colours

but she is there, just how you wish her to be.