Daunting

I watch you, I do
I entertain thoughts you know
nothing about
I read between words
between lines
looking for the shape of you

I let you haunt me
but only for a moment
Then I put you back
in the tiny box that doesn't exist
Because you're surreal and so real
and you make no sense

Except that when I'm not looking
I buy into it
let you taunt me
Feel your body pour over me
rich and sweet like cream
I enter through your eyes

I paint pictures
with the tip of my mind
string pieces of us together
invisible and unforgettable
Sometimes I remember that this is not me
and you are not you

By then it's too late
You've whispered into my ear
I've kissed you a thousand times
I've touched your face
I've felt the heat of your skin
You've sunken in, daunting