Never Again My Love Poem by Edwin Baldwin

Keeping my nose close to the grind stone
one piece of the puzzle closer I thought

Apparently I was wrong …dead wrong

Today I uncovered something about myself
from watching a Charlie Chaplin silent movie
something that has gone missing for far too long

I am much better suited at winging it then I'll ever
be at fitting in and singing along

Sorry we never danced on the roof tops together, something I'll always regret.
Ah, but, not our first night; never will I regret that my love.

I had gone there
deliberately to find you
and there you were

triumph over my fear
courage the reward
to take you home.

I touched your face
and I gave you
one single kiss.

conquering my fear
lead the way to more
touching and kissing.

with a great courage
I made love to you
in a champion spirit

after we had finished
I felt your body
quivering all over

my fears conquered
there was true satisfaction
in knowing...'that was real! '