You Are Her

My heart was bound inside despair,
In sorrow's chains, and shackled grief,
It hid the pain, but showed the wear,
Into these bowels her presence reached

I had no peace until her eyes,
And when my heart it found a glance,
My sadness peered, to its demise,
My brightest day by happenstance

It moved at speeds compared to light,
It found no cause in asking me,
Her love shone in, and dawned my night,
A light for all my heart to see

It nearly broke and fell apart,
The cuts and tears so fraught with harm,
Her love restored, my failing heart,
Renewed with life inside her arms

Now in her presence, my heart's untethered,
And in her eyes, my days they shine,
Within her light, my nights are weathered,
Inside her arms, her love is mine




















Written on 27 OCT 2015 at NTC, Fort Irwin, CA
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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October 10, 2016 at 5:34 AM
Gently ebbs like a stream whilst nectar flows from your pen, it's not easy to make rhymes seem so effortless. Kudos, really lovely.
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October 10, 2016 at 6:09 AM
A pen of nectar you say? You are far too kind..! Thanks so much for reading and commenting this morning. It's truly a pleasure to have you stop by. MC
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January 2, 2016 at 8:39 PM
Marquis ; Your poem flows like water in a babbling brook and delivers the worth of a new found love delivered into your arms. Nicely done.
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October 10, 2016 at 6:07 AM
My, my, Don...I'm so sorry. I thought I responded here...Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I'm so glad you enjoy reading my poem. Thank you! MC
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January 2, 2016 at 5:40 PM
Glad to see you still writing.
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January 2, 2016 at 8:33 PM
I am...thanks for reading Asante. Glad to see you're still around as well. Happy New Year to you!!! MC
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