Invisible ropes
pull me ever closer to you.
So tightly do they constrict
that breath leaves at times.
Ignorance of such joy
at glancing upon the visage
so adored,
inflicts such curious pain,
as if I dug my heels in,
fighting the connection
that exists between us.
Always reluctant,
the nature to resist
embedded in my psyche.
My eyes devour every sight
they get of you.
At times, the suffering
of being separate of you
tightens the bonds
that occur between you and I.
I find small pleasures
nipping at my insides
with such exquisite torture.

© Johanna Fugitt 2017