Beauty

I have been searching for something,
Something that I lost
A long time ago.

It is always just outside of my reach.

Part of the problem is that
I forget what it
Looks like.

I have seen glimpses of it
In a dark cavernous pool,
Or a hidden alpine lake,
Or the form of a woman.

And it stops my breath
Because it reminds me of something that
I've never seen,
But that I've always been
Secretly looking for.

Beauty
Frustrates me.

It reminds me of a place I
Have never been
And cannot go,
Yet,
And it always leaves me
Wanting
More.