She Waits For Him

[Dark Muse]

She Waits For Him

I waited for him to come,
I could feel the aching
hallow inside of me,

yet I trembled in fear
at the thought of his fingers
upon my skin,

would the burning desire
engulf my soul
my heart chard to ashes,
my skin smoldering?

Or would I be turned to stone,
frozen, paralyzed in awe,
my need so great
the weight of it
keeps me anchored,
my throat tightening,
my tongue swells,
so speech will elude me?

He may turn away
if I am rooted,
and silent,
and I would not
be able to call him back.

Perhaps I can only
crumple to the ground
at his feet,
wanting him to hold me
quietly as I bury myself
against him,
unburden my heart,
and painfully he must watch
as I fall apart.

I hear a rustle
of movement
and hold my breath

but it is only a fox
upon the garden walk,
cunning, sly, it seems
to gaze upon me
with soulful knowing eyes.

At first there is sharp relief
then only crushing regret,
a bird signing my sorrows,
the wind cries with me......

and then unmistakably

a footstep.

[EvoWarrior5]

A beautiful poem that describes eloquently the feelings of a person seemingly with a burning crush who is too shy or not confident enough to make it work. Would not have expected less of you, Muse. Great job. Is there any context to you writing this or was it simply an idea which you wrote out?

[Dark Muse]

Thank you very much,

I was reading this book and in the book there where these lines from a Japanese Poem

If he whom I wait for
should come now, what will I do?
This morning the snow-covered garden
is so beautiful without a trace of footprints.

That was part of the inspiration of the poem, and I did draw upon personal emotions as well.

There is something about being loved by another person that I have always found to be a little bit terrifying.

[YesNo]

Nice build up to the final two lines with "unmistakably". I wondered whether he was going to show up or not.

[Dark Muse]

Nice build up to the final two lines with "unmistakably". I wondered whether he was going to show up or not.

Thank you! I debated about if I should leave it open-ended as to weather or not he ever comes. But I really liked the idea and feel of that last line.