A First Visit To A Certain Madame (Terzanelle) Poem by Gert Strydom

With every nerve alert
as at the abyss
you unpredictably flirt

with a seeming innocent kiss
breaking through jeopardy
as at the abyss

and making my heart race in me
longing for your caress
breaking through jeopardy

before revealing your innermost recess
trusting implicitly.
Longing for your caress,

showing a understanding without glee,
being a friend, companion and affectionate
trusting implicitly

acting on instinct you do not contemplate.
With every nerve alert
being a friend, companion and affectionate
you unpredictably flirt.