Standing on the threshold Outside looking in Desperately trying To find my way Over and in To what I see before me Those elusive things Dancing just beyond my reach Different bodies Different contexts Representing different things Two halves of the same whole Wanting me to choose But I can't Too much noise Too much quiet Staring at me with innocent undress me eyes Begging me to come closer Just reach out and touch Grab the fire Hold on for all it's worth The blues and yellows Innocence undressed Stripped down to the barest of beings I stand on the threshold One foot stepping over The dancing bodies frenzied now Dancing closer and closer Reach out and touch me Grab my hand and pull me in Bare to the waist Stripped down Naked before the flames Both feet over the threshold The dancing bodies are still Peering at me with innocent Undress me eyes Silent pleas screaming in my head Forcing me to choose Which one I favor I try to move back Over the threshold Innocent undress me eyes penetrating me Moving over me I can't go back To where I was before Frozen I stand in place Innocent Undress me Eyes staring at me Pulling me in Apart from myself Angry now Knowing I can't decide I'm not ready Innocent Undress Me eyes ©Aubrey Renae Monday, 10-15-2001 c. 8:50 a.m.