Breathlessness Poem by Gerry Legister

Every second minute of the day
Excitement entices the eternal passions,
It is the desire to mate and burn away,
The night in uncanny positions.

Breathlessness erupts like volcanoes,
And when it subsides in satisfaction
You are caught in a net with many holes,
Which leaves the mind to make a decision.

Telling you some truth for you to blush,
With what is left from pictures and images,
Entwined together in feelings you'll cherish,
Every sixty minute of the day your body aches.

Dreams lying awake in art and fortitude
Express the sentiments in less dewy eyes terms,
Those happier moments will come to conclude,
There is more to love that fading memories.

When all the pretty words have fallen,
Quicker than you believe love can leave you breathless,
There is something in you stronger than you seem
And smarter than all the empty promises.

That is, if you realize passion is the first stage of desire,
From one who loves the other, even being set apart?
There is something you must always remember,
Love grows stronger in the heart.