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Instincts of Innocence

Years have come and gone
and the woman in me has seen
the love of the ancients in a dream
the constancy of time...gleams
nothing is as it seems
as I stand before you

I am ripe with age
No longer in the blush of my prime
No longer....sublime
I stand before you
with all my womanly wiles
and all of seduction's sighs spent

Innocence washes over me
carrying me back
on the streams of longing
pouring over me from 
the depth of your eyes
birthing in me
the hidden instincts of innocence
as I stand before you

Transformed...
I am a girl again
not yet a woman
not having tasted
the pleasures of passion's gratification
I stand before you

In a voice of wispy wonder and wanton willingness
I whisper your name.....
You stand before me
stepping into the time of Before
both you and I
on the edge of discovery
with the shyness of virgin wants
we stand...

I look down at your hands
As you gently undress me
you peel away inner garments
of time and age
until I am....bare
A blooming beauty of blushing youth
I see it mirrored in your eyes
before I close mine
and venture into this dreamed reality
dressed.... 
in the instincts of innocence

I float on clouds of awakening need
sensations never felt
tingle a telling tale of sweet sensuality
I feel your fingers trace my lips
as one of them gently dips inside my mouth
I envelope it with a prophetic wetness wild
as it slides and it glides inside...
my innocence....hides

We no longer stand
you make me lie down
with guiding hand
You hove above me 
discovering, touching, and tasting
My love for you
in honeyed dew 
I come for you
you come in me
innocence now history
We intertwine the time
of before and now
Somehow
We're set free...
How can it be?
You have made....
a woman out of the girl in me

Eileen Manassian
Too late for Justin Bordner's Contest :(
Instincts of Innocence

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Debbie Guzzi Date: 9/21/2015 2:40:00 PM So nice to read your verse this afternoon, it rings of truth & maturity. Light & Love Login to Reply

Laura Breidenthal Date: 9/5/2015 9:08:00 PM Oooooh...The fifth stanza....I adore it ...every line is beautiful, but that fifth stanza just stood out to me... my goodness Eileen. I'm sure you would have gotten a high placement in the contest, if not, the highest. I love this piece! There's a sacred sense of rebirth in this magical moment...from womanhood, to girl and then back to womanhood... Very clever! Definitely a fav for me..Always, Laura Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 9/6/2015 4:34:00 AM Thank you so much for your kind visit, Laura. I'm glad you liked this piece and you pointed the bits which most inspired you. I enjoyed writing this piece and it just came to me. I'm disappointed I missed the contest. Perhaps the next time around. Thanks. Laura Breidenthal Date: 9/5/2015 9:28:00 PM The 6th stanza is super special too!!! ~Laura

Justin Bordner Date: 9/5/2015 8:39:00 PM Continued...Your vision and heartbeat is exquisitely erotic, and enriched with the pure philosophy of passion, this blend of mystic intelligence and melting release is poetic mastery. There is also the lyrical repetition that I found so engaging too. You have honored the inspiration of the instincts of innocence Beloved Poetess...J.A.B. A FAV!!! Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 9/6/2015 11:21:00 AM Your praise is sweet, Justin. Very sweet. Thank you. I'm touched.

Justin Bordner Date: 9/5/2015 8:27:00 PM A tender genius touching the truth of love, rediscovering the sacred innocence which craves without care for consequence, "On the edge of discovery with the shyness of virgin wants..." your honest sensuality has me feeling and knowing only the direction of my heart. To share freedom through the transformation of innocence is perfect love! "Stepping into the time Before...I envelope it with a prophetic wetness wild." A delicious cadence on the skin of instincts Eileen...J.A.B. Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 9/5/2015 8:30:00 PM Thank you, Justin. I wonder how it would have done in your contest, dear. I'm glad you like it. I have enjoyed the contests of yours that I have entered. I was ready to enter again. Perhaps I will catch the next one. It's nice to see which lines stood out for you, Eagle. :) Thank you for visiting this piece Hugs

Richard D Seal Date: 9/5/2015 7:18:00 PM Innocence is short lived my little Desert Orchid, but repeats of loss make it worthwhile lol. You wrote this perfectly. Take care, Richard Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 9/5/2015 7:41:00 PM Well, Mr Seal....I see that you are as cheeky as ever. Repeated loss of innocence...Well, you do know Madonna's song...Like a Virgin. The purpose and content of this piece was to show that certain experiences can make a person feel that they are experiencing love for the first time. That was my take on the contest theme, which....unfortunately, I missed. Take care.

Mi Nubilary Date: 9/5/2015 9:44:00 AM Hello, I am new here on Poetry Soup. I found your poetry on a list of poets and was attracted to the title. Emphatically you have juxtaposed this splendidly; so much so that it took me to recall of my first strip of HER, likewise her I. Tender and beautiful...I refuse to heed to the first two stanzas here though Eileen; your recall of yore insists the stiil grip...it may not be displayed physically, yet I so hear it's simmer! I enjoyed...Ok...enyore arcane..mi Login to Reply Mi Nubilary Date: 9/5/2015 11:25:00 AM Clarify: The first two stanzas you infact that you are in your words; I understand it this way; you have completed the beauty of loves grip. I read the tense change and find that you indeed are filled with passion and may simply be subjugating it, a natural course Eileen. In this write of yours, "its simmer" boiling passion waiting to cause the combustion. Hope that my previous comment is now understood....mi Eileen Manassian Date: 9/5/2015 9:46:00 AM Hi....thank you for your post. That was very detailed. I'm sorry but I didn't get that last bit. I appreciate the visit...and welcome to the soup.

Jan Allison Date: 9/5/2015 9:44:00 AM Sublime write - the Queen of passion is your crown and you wear it so well Eileen - such a shame you missed the contest but it is a delight to read your wonderful words:-) hugs Jan xx 7 Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 9/5/2015 9:46:00 AM Thanks, sweetie. :) I know...I really do wish I had gotten my act together earlier. Still...I have a poem to post...so that's something. :) Queen of Passion...thanks for your sweet title, dear. Hugs

Richard Lamoureux Date: 9/5/2015 8:49:00 AM What a shame it would have done well. You are truly royalty when it comes to expressing passion. Ooh la la splendiferous! Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 9/5/2015 8:55:00 AM Wow! :) :).....I'm so glad you like it. I'm so gutted that the contest closed. Oh well....How are you???? Have you posted something new? Sure hope so. Hugs