Hunt for the Nectarine

In the darkness a man lays,

His back against the stone…

He has been chained to a wall

For so long

He’s lost all sense of right or wrong,

But someone’s rolled the rock away

And now pours in the light of day…

His eyes adjust to a silhouette…

She beckons him to the sunset…

He sees her and he mouths the words

For water, as she

Shares her pouch…

Within the dying rays of light

A man and woman step tonight…

They walk so elegant and true…

Their passion builds with every step

Allowing the wild cats to roam…

Curiosity takes them far from home…

Hunting down the nighttime nectarine

Out from the sky…

Man’s mad focus on these crowd of ants…

Clawing for the ravens empty prize…

A passing truck could just strike us down

Like bowling pins in line at any time…

But were hunting down the nighttime nectarine

Out from the sky…

Stolen breaths blur out my eyes

The city map is set on fire…

The blessings fall like berries into hungry lips

And sight denies just what it sees,

Forgets the miracles...

I pick up threads within manifolds…

Total recall taking hold and dancing me

Outside my skin…

Seek a final resolution

To the person that I've been…

Hunting down the nighttime nectarine

Out from the sky…

You are the women that I’ve dreamed,

The soft redeemer…

Dancing in a silent circle

I allow you in my garden so we both

May drink and swim

From the silver waters of this

Ponderous oasis…

Will it be here to greet us

In the morning?...

Hard to say…

Hunting down the nighttime nectarine

Out from the sky…

8/18/25

Bunny Villaire

For: Mavia