Poetry: Let Silence Speak Tonight

Night falls gently,
You watch me move 
candlelight and shade;
that familiar beauty
Come closer—
let silence speak tonight.

fingertips say 
what lips conceal.

Desire in your eyes,
hunger in your touch.
Your breath so warm 
against my skin.

The bedroom door shuts
there’s only us, 
the room dissolves, to only this:
husband and wife
together and alone.

Softness behind your smile,
familiar warmth of your skin.

kissing, 
caressing,
half-whispered laughter,
tangled sheets
our bodies moving
in rhythmic tow. 

Our love burns 
ignite into a fire 
that defies death.
With every touch
you hold me gently 
kissing me fiercely 
gripping the arch 
on your bare back.

You are satisfaction.
All of my delight!
Our reckless heat unfolds 
Slow, familiar murmurs 
yield way to bodily demands.

We move as one, 
a storm inside our quiet house,
My lover, my spouse
the only man who has my heart.




Bathabile Hattingh