With his sweetness
Envelope me
In the warmth of his love
He sees a bird, rare
A broken wing
A hidden spirit
Lost
Caught in the fear
Of possible flight
With his prayers
And the touch of his hands
An infusion of his spirit
The curve of his smile
The music in his voice
The feel of his heart
Beating next to mine
As he leads me in this dance
And I begin to depend on
The strength of his arms
He thinks this
Will cause
Within me
A revival of the soul
His beauty could
Eventually
Or so I once believed
In my own innocence
But I have already felt
The sway of bliss
I have bathed in the sun
Lifted my face
To feel the full weight of heat
Had it surge through my core
I have given
And got
Committed a fool’s testimony
Surrendered completely
To be left bare
With nothing
Empty
With arms too weak
To even console myself
How can I tell him
With his eyes so full of hope
His intentions so pure
Patience so present
How can I begin to explain
I have already known that touch
Felt it rattle my bones
Wash over the sensitive parts of my flesh
And dip me in want
I am familiar with the movements
I helped create the dance
I have the answers to the mysteries
And they break skin
Bow the back
My chest is an empty cage
I was consumed
And now I devour
I am what rises from
A woman scorned
I was once one
With the sky
I was a cloud
I sang the song
I was the smile
But I spread my wings too wide
And thought them much too strong
They could not break the fall
And he cannot
Melt this pain
What he hears
Is not love’s words
Those are sounds
I can never again sing
I see him waiting for me
So ready to be deceived
And I remember
The me that was
As I crawl away
Knowing what he has yet to learn
There are ghosts
That harden the heart
Embitter the spirit
Waste the sacrifice
Time is not always kind
To the patient
In the end
It will be his soul
I’ve saved
Knowing
No one gave thought
To mine
******
©AvrgBlkGrl, 2015. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, or used in any other fashion without the express prior written permission of the owner. This manuscript is specifically written for Lush Stories
