What Jane Sees

Silver spoons, white silk, and china,
Her world of luxury defines her.
So ignorant, and so naive,
Too comfortable, and so she leaves

And comes to rest, though tempest tossed,
Too far away to call her lost.
A wilderness, to her surprise,
Is softened by a strangers eyes.

And so, it starts, a foreign friend
Extends a hand, and starts to mend
Our fragile Jane, whose inner war
Had left her fractured, weaker, raw.

And when he speaks, his voice is deep,
And when she hears, she's willed to sleep.
He's found a peace no-one can reach,
She's much to learn, and he can teach.

He takes her hand, he makes her calm,
They're silenced and they're palm to palm.
A pair of eyes, once so self-sure
Are opened wide and thirst for more.

Jane's changing now, he's made her see
How elegant a life can be,
When fakery is stripped away
And harmony comes into play.

He's nothing like she's ever known,
He's nurtured her, and now she's grown.
He's trusted her, he's changed her world,
He's shown the light to a blinded girl.

And yet, he questions what she sees,
In the one who's put her mind at ease.
In the only way that she knows how,
She spells it out, in rhymes for now.

She sees him as her saving grace,
She sees perfection in his face.
She knows that he's her pride and joy,
She knows that he's her jungle boy.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Merryman Avatar
July 23, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Annie, congrats on making it through the first round of the contest with this wonderful poem! Best wishes in the finals. Love, Kim
Locke Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 2:52 AM
great poem Annie, enjoyed it a lot.
Brown Avatar
July 18, 2012 at 6:52 AM
Congratulations on your poem making it through round one of the PoetrySoup International Poetry Contest. I wish you the best in the finals Annie. Love, Carol
Flanagan Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Very nice read! ~Tammy~
Smith Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 5:58 AM
Well, I love it! A great write.
Wright Avatar
July 16, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Congrats on your feature Annie! Great write, nice flow!
Smith Avatar
July 16, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Hello? Got it, duh!
Smith Avatar
July 16, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Well laid verses. I was seeing through Jane's eyes.Not about the jungle boy line. It seemed like an inside joke.
Muzzey Avatar
July 16, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Congratulations Annie, on your wonderful write being freatured this week. A well written Ballad you have penned, I enjoyed the read~ Caryl
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November 4, 2011 at 8:54 PM
That was a refreshing poem, when there are far too many sad poems, it's fun to read a happy take on a Tarzan story every once in a while =) I enjoyed it a lot. Nice touch with the war/raw "rhyme."   -KMD
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