A Thousand and One Denials
The very breath I breathe each day
Is imprisoned by your name
A captive of my heart's desire
With only your beauty to blame
I dare not close my eyes to sleep
For I'm haunted by your smile
Like the serpent in the Garden
Your purpose is to beguile
Even your shadow takes my breath
And causes my heart to stare
Forgetting to beat as you pass by
From the moment it sees you there
The flowers look on with envy
Knowing they can't compete
The magical smell of your perfume
Makes the flowers incomplete
Your name has held a thousand lips
Your beauty, a thousand smiles
At least a thousand broken hearts
Now, a thousand and one denials
Copyright © Larry Belt | Year Posted 2010
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