Once upon a time, a long while ago | Silviu Craciunas

Once upon a time, a long while ago,
I left my palm open,
just for a little while.
You slid your glance
onto the love line,
you unshackled drops of passions
gathering them in a torrent of pleasure.
You would beautifully tell
that you had drowned in me then.
I would save you by covering your lips
with crisscrossed gasps,
I closed my fist.
Too late.
You remained there, stealing
my life line, too.
We met
in the palm’s labyrinth,
at a crossroad,
where life and love
grabbed us by our hands.
Today we look into each other’s eyes,
we ask ourselves
what the weather seems like.
Only the thoughts,
like a reflex beyond time,
keep romping.
Wandering,
they search for the trace of love
among the too many lines.

 Silviu Craciunas holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and was an Associate Professor at the University of Sibiu, Romania, before retiring and dedicating himself to writing. His first novel “In Destiny’s Shadow”, based on the 1999 NATO bombing of Surdulica, was published by Excelsior Art. His second novel “Lazaret – Wandering Souls”, published by Eikon, is the story of a doctor in training at a psychiatric hospital who, while treating a young lady, lives the experience of his own split personality. He has published poems in online magazines (Every Writer, Section8Magazine) and printed magazine The Transnational.