laughter, the sound of glasses--cheers and toasts and the sensuality of movement among the young and careless bare skin, revealing our shirts worn low, exposing us to eyes and looks and short lived desire until the next beautiful creature crosses your path the candles burn, subdued light leads to brazen thoughts and lazy actions words become whispers we exchange glances leaden with meaning music melts the moment, we dance close body on body breath on breath another glass of wine brilliant chatter surrounds us we are children no more now we play the game of sophistication, wearing lust on our sleeves because we know, yes, now we know how to win this game breaking all of the rules thick golden ropes of hair tossed over browned shoulders, plump burnished lips split in a seductive smile we speak of nothing at all our eyes searching combing the room, now combing each other together we glow together we leave together we take the leap from being to being had together