First Kiss

Sweet bliss…
This first kiss.
Loving hearts may reminisce
The moment spent
          On tender lips
In breathless, anxious ecstasy.
Fulfilling every fantasy of
Joyous, unrepentant youth.
Finding out the humble truth that
There is so much more to this…
          More than just a simple kiss.
A new beginning,
          New direction
Wrapped in guise of sweet confection.
Gentle promise of perfection
Wanting more…
          Forever more,
Never stopping to keep score.
Determined never to dismiss the
Memory of this first kiss.