Devotion To a Lady Unknown
A space inside
wounded, scarred, and growling
I invite her to this place unseen
touching all damage delicate
knowingly heals with tenderness
mending hands work over my flesh
soothing with sensitivity
All I've ever wanted
A love I've never known
Unconditional affection and understanding
A translator reading this heart's hieroglyph
Teaching to trust with openness
Made first never, made selfless, made cold
She's thawed me
teaching me to love myself
In that I love her more
For every emotion surging genuine
She has brought out the best in me
Accepts all that was the worst in me
I've never felt so comfortable in my own skin
In every way I'd loved before...there was inequality
I to her, she to me...never a balance
Never reciprocation...always uneasy, unsettling strife
Distrust, Jealousy, and Selfishness poisoned everything
Always chasing in vain, or running in earnest
A series of mismatched souls meeting
in different stages of life, bound to separate sour
So here you are...an angel I'd not known to pray for
Capable of breaking me down with a smile
Where I'd created an aloof persona...you saw through
Conquering the facade with a quick and cutting perspective
Now I'm feeling this weight on my chest
Quickening my pulse and shortening my breath
Sighs made of what's left...you have me
you hold me, I'm yours
Copyright © Steve Voorhees | Year Posted 2009
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