After the Party

by Amanda Quraishi

A day of hope and promises,
A night of sweet agony;
From now,
Until the end of time…
We make each moment
     Ours.

Champagne on your lips,
     Tastes like my future.

Let me be a part of you,
And I’ll tell you all my secrets.
Open like a revelation,
My heart is just another place for you to rest
     When you are weary from the world.

Velvet sighs and jasmine kisses.
We are
     Lovers,
And so much more.