But They Did

my mouth never ran for words to a wordless place my heart never ran for blood till it met your face but they ran, they ran away! my spirit had never fled astray to the realm beyond nor my soul ever fly away t'where it was born but they fled, they fled in turns! my eyes never beheld, and true such beaut', ***** and strange they only saw, but never knew from where fairness came but they saw, they saw your face! my head did n'er think till now that within the earth and the universe around "beasts" do, beauties get but it thought with no regret! my being was never well versed to show grati-tude nor were my knees made to bend or my head to stoop but they did, they did for you! my heart did n'er beat like this or not beat at all for I, by grace, was made "king" to rise, never fall "and he rose, forevermore".