Sip

sip
savoring
the rejection.

it is
a fine wine
aged to perfection

in
the cellar
of  longing

bottle
the pain

now.....


wait for it


the torture
becomes
exquisite

it is
a complex
profile

a
ripe
strawberry

full
of
desire

almost
the bite of 
a kumquat

taunts
yet never
arrives

finishing
with
precious mahogany
smoldering