Holy Ground (by James Leland Ludeau III from Lafayette,LA)

chatted with you online forever never thinking it would go anywhere

just the usual all talk business of online encounters

 met you after seeing Madonna in concert

felt so alive and inspired and free

the smell of New Orleans around us

your arms around my waist

so tall i had to look up

in disbelief that you were cuter than i even imagined

the humidity hung with its thick, consuming moisture

dampening the crumbling architecture 

the balcony we stood on seemed to be hanging on for its life

hoping not to break away from the decaying brick

it was a weird kind of night

a full moon rising from the warm river

yet a cold breeze whipped the leaves into a frenzy

it was fall

i fell

those kisses lasted forever

drunk on gin

drunker on you

you have a smile that wins me over

tall and dark and inviting and kind

you came off as a little shy

and you seemed relieved that i wasn't

i don't remember anything about that night but the kisses

and time passed

it passed by in a way that sort of escaped us

but our contact continued

and now i'm actually kind of shy

because i realize i have something to lose for once

and the way you said you'd fill out an application

made me realize you're not so shy

and i like it

i like you

i like this

and where we stood on Bourbon and St Ann

that's holy ground

you make my heart spin

i won't let this fall apart in the usual way

so keep texting me and keep calling me

and take me out to eat on a starry night

but don't try too hard

because you've already won (me)