INSPIRATION UNDER GLASS

"Never put someone on a pedestal"

That's what my daddy once told me

Me being young and dumb

It made no sense back then

"Look but don't touch"

That's what my momma once told me

As her peach cobbler sat on the window sill

Made for her company, but not for me

So here comes you

Looking fine and sweet

And perfect

All I want to do is caress your face

Touch your hair

Feel your skin

And bask in your essence

Your essence to move me

To my optimum potential

You're so close

Your perfume fills my mind

With scenes of what it would be like

To possess you

To kiss you

To love you so strong

That you whisper in my ear

"You're the best"

But I put you on a pedestal

I made you so big in my dreams

That in my reality

I made you impossible to approach

I look but don't touch

Because me being with you

Would be a blemish on a flawless painting

You're my inspiration under glass

My fingerprints on the exterior

Longing to touch you

But afraid to do so

How do I hold you

And not destroy what you mean to me

How do I caress you

And not mess up the perfection

That I cannot possibly satisfy

Are you too good for me

Or am I not good enough for you

Maybe both

Either way

The dome I've put over you

Is impervious to my advances

You're so beautiful

That the pleasure of seeing you

Pains me to my core

You're my inspiration under glass

My fingerprints on the exterior

Longing to touch you

But afraid to do so

And that's just the way it has to be