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Beki
Senior Member

since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

0 posted 1999-12-03 04:58 PM

Tonight,
dancing alone in my room,
dark with love's persistent shadows
and heavy with the scent
of solitary pleasure,
I remember how you would never
dance with me.

Yet once upon another time
you held me trembling
in your gentle hand,
soothed me like a frightened bird.
Smiling you searched my eyes,
knew I trembled with blossoming desire.
There was no fear in me
except the fear that you'd grow tired
of my saucer-eyed innocence,
that you'd go away, never again
tease me into sweet dilerium
with your quick,bright tongue.

You never did grow weary
of the many ways I learned to celebrate
the lines and curves of your body,
grown so familiar to me
I could love them as well
if I were blind.

It was a kind of blindness
that made me turn away from you.
It was I who grew not weary,
but ever more curious.
In my impetuous awakening
of the body's many possibilities
I turned to another who's easy smile
quickened the flame between my thighs,
till it consumed whatever I knew
of common sense and good judgement.

I thought I loved him,
not having learned yet the difference
between devotion and desire.
And when I finally realized my mistake,
you were far away, dancing
with someone wiser than me.

But tonight,
dancing alone at 3am,
I recognize your shadow
smiling at me from the corner
of the room,reaching a hand
to pull me close.
I taste your honey breath
as I feel myself gathered
into sweet solid arms.
These 20 years later
you lead me into our very first dance.
I can only close my eyes
and follow.

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"We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.....the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"
--John Keating, Dead Poets Society

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

1 posted 1999-12-03 05:02 PM

This is sad, but so very well written from beginning to end. Excellent!
Liz

Beki
Senior Member

since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

2 posted 1999-12-03 09:09 PM

Thank you Liz, I appreciate your comments :-)

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

3 posted 1999-12-04 03:54 AM

Excellent Beki....nice to be hearing your voice again

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

4 posted 1999-12-04 08:43 AM

Beki -
This is a piece with a haunting refrain.
It touched me. Thank you for sharing.

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~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Nan

Administrator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

5 posted 1999-12-04 09:34 AM

Very nicely said, Beki - We haven't seen nearly enough of you lately....

(Look who's talking, huh?)

Beki
Senior Member

since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

6 posted 1999-12-04 03:12 PM

Thanks Nan, you haven't been seeing me because I haven't been writing nearly enough lately....trying to make a new commitment to that..life just gets soooo busy and I get sooo tired i can't think straight enough to write, or so it seems :-)

Thanks also Hoot and Marge...and Marge I like your signature quote :-)

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

7 posted 1999-12-04 08:19 PM

This poem really touched me Beki.

Ohme
Senior Member

since 1999-07-17

Posts 816
Texas

8 posted 1999-12-04 08:59 PM

Very nice! I like.

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