Inwardly accessible, but outwardly lost

Swimming against the tide and the rocks

Spirit lifting, shifting, drifting, skipping

Waiting for the moment when dipping



Moisture envelops me all around, in heat

Sensations engulf whole body, head to feet

Muscles tightening strengthens the impact

Voices cry out, as mind's momentarily black



Inwardly accessible, but outwardly lost 

Swimming in the physicality of the toss

Absorb my mind as well as my body ...

Take me for eternity, not just as a hobby



My mind cries out for your touch of my skin

My body cries out for a return to our sin ...

My heart cries out for the nearness of love

My soul cries out from the heavens above



Inwardly accessible, but outwardly lost

All I am is yours, just you come across

Take me into the valleys and suck me dry

Just don't ask questions - the who or the why



Just love me for who I am today - a wonder

Lost forever in days of past - all of the thunder

Take me inside of your heart as well as your mind

For there's no other like me - I'm one of a kind ...



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

4:10pm Tuesday, Aug. 11th, 1998