And Yet, I Love You Still Poem by Leria Hawkins

And Yet I Love You Still
Date: November 29,2007

Answers remain hidden deep in the shadows of your heart
No spark illuminates the garden path that leads to your soul
Darkness shrouds the entry into this forbidden sanctuary

Yearning for the rapture of your touch on my wanton skin
Eagerly I've consumed the wine dripping from your honeyed lips
Tirelessly I've waited with patience and care for your affection

I've been blinded from reality by the wonderment of your charms

Love still passes me by…time and again I've felt the disappointment
Over and over I have endured the sting of heartache
Vexed in the sweet surrender of your liquid song
Entangled in your web of pretension and false hope

Yet you hold me captive, enthralled by your mere proximity
Obliviously ignoring the warnings that ring clearly in my mind
Undauntedly you've turned cheek to my valiant efforts to escape your snare

Selfishly, you hold tight to what is not yours
Teasing and stroking my desires with effortless pleasure
Insensitive as I plead for mercy from your relentless assault
Loyal only to yourself; your needs…your desires…
Love you cannot give, and yet, I love you still…

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