The Chest

He had carried her

to where her dark dreams lay

hidden from the world

but most of all self

He shattered the lock

on her rich treasure chest

of sexual want and need

It’s lid had been bolted

welded shut

by history and time

And yet

when she was awakened

her wants were impossible to forget

as they burned within her

and in the knowledge

that they both

were undeniably sharing

each other’s deepest wants

Within the silence

together they surveyed the scene

Then kissed

caressing each other

with a warm embrace

of their growing love

For all that was to come

as they reached into the chest

Finding contentment