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The Tough

SPIRIT
Senior Member

since 2002-12-29

Posts 1745
California Desert

0 posted 2003-01-24 09:32 PM

THE TOUGH

I was immediately attracted
To your coarseness.
The tough glint in your eyes
And rough hewn look,
Appealed to my inner senses.
Not terribly tall,
Stocky and aggressive,
I was amused at myself
For such an unusual attraction,
So contradictory to the norm.
You made me feel safe, protected.
With you, my fears vanished.
God help anyone or anything
That would try to hurt me.
You, my defender,
Would save me,
From others, from myself.

I was immediately attracted
To your gentleness.
The love in your eyes,
The softness of your gaze,
Appealed to my inner senses.
How tender your touch,
Caressing my skin.
You made me feel loved,
With you,
My plainness vanished,
I became beautiful.
You, my lover, my friend
Saved me from fears,
Real or imagined.
You, saved me
From myself.
How different,the dark that scares us,
From the dark, behind our eyes,
That we hide behind to protect us
From the dark that scares us. ©das

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

1 posted 2003-01-24 09:44 PM

There is nothing so gentle as gentleness in a rough exterior. I loved your poem. Joyce

paladin

Senior Member

since 2001-08-05

Posts 930
Pensacola,Fl.

2 posted 2003-01-26 07:33 PM

People who get to know me sometimes see past my stern apperance.They see the tenderness I try hard to conceal.

paladin

....a knight without armor

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