Sleeping Beauty

Like Sleeping Beauty waiting for her prince to come some day I've waited half a century to feel the things you say I've heard the words before and always thought I understood But never have I felt their touch, nor even knew I could How would I have ever known that I'd spent all this time Clutched tightly to my reasons with no credence to their rhyme Searching for someone to share my life because I should Wide awake yet half asleep and good enough with good Then you came into my life like snow so gently falling I heard a voice inside myself from deep within, a calling Something's different in the way your words befall my ears I realized my heart has missed their touch throughout the years When you say "I love you" there's a sparkle in your eyes Every time I see it, it still takes me by surprise A twitch among my dormancy, feelings long in wait Sensations might I'd never known without your hands of fate. Unknown to me, this happiness of being what I am A woman filled with heart and soul, in want and need of man A want to please, reciprocate, objecting his desire Needing this new warmth I feel each time we stoke the fire Like Sleeping Beauty waiting for her prince to come some day How grateful I will always be that you had come my way. This beautiful sleeping side of life I could have easily missed Without loves touch inside my heart, awakened when we kissed. -Jeannie Minor