Guilty of Innocence
Guilty of Innocence
Love – has always been guilty – as charged!
No jury necessary to reach this verdict.
Guilty!
Of breaking and entering in the night,
bypassing the security system,
stealing its way into a locked heart.
Guilty!
Of softening the edges of resistance,
melting the iciness of doubt,
soothing the confusion of feelings.
Guilty!
Of opening the drapes of loneliness
allowing a warm glow to permeate –
from inside out – the entire being.
Guilty!
Of turning the face into a silly grin,
glazing over the eyes in wonderment,
raising skipping feet off the ground.
Guilty!!
Of infection with infatuation’s gaze
addiction to its trembling touch
deafness - to all but its scented “whispers”.
Yes – Love is Guilty!!
Of kidnapping the lovers,
of wrapping them in the essence of its innocence.
5/14/2015
submitted to – When Love Was Innocent – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Justin Bordner
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2015
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