A Quiet Reflection On the Mountain
I imagine there are thoughts in that head
That I dare not touch for a while
Thoughts of where you've been
And victories over this life's trials--
But what did you see-see in me
When you looked out of the corner of that eye?
Was there a dream of something
Or a taste of victory, or just a sigh?
Was there a rush of feeling
Pulling you from the landscape
Drawing you to my heart
And to the pull of my nape?
It is moments such as those I come to understand
Why the passion of men's hearts are the places women are banned.
For, I am but a woman
And an object of affection.
And I know not to ask of that eye
Or the constant infection
I cause with rhymes such as these
When there is a landscape of time
Among the trees.
Copyright © Ashley Mckennon | Year Posted 2010
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