Are You Afraid?
Are you afraid? she asked of me
But I answered not her query
For I was much, so much afraid
But thrilled and much and very.
So long I'd waited for her call
So long I'd dreamed of this
Waiting for her promises
Longing for her kiss.
But dreamless nights had turned me back
When no dream could be found
And I had wandered far and long
On wearied feet and ground.
Waiting on that special isle
Beyond the field of flowers
I sought her every tear-stained night
And waited many hours.
Until my heart had given up
And I turned myself away
To leave that place, with saddened face
And then I heard her say.........
"My love, where goeth thou this night?
Why hast thou lost thy dream?
I've watched thee, lo, these many moons
Hidden by the stream.
I made a path of roses
I sang a lover's song
I lit for you a lantern light
I waited all night long.
But you looked in the wrong direction
You heard not my sad, sweet tune
Your tears put out the candle's spark
And your darkness hid the moon.
Come here, beloved, come to me
Rest your weary head
I'll tell you tales to make you well
Of living things and dead.
See how my dark eyes shine for you?
See how my soft lips smile?
I am a mystery, this is true
But in me, you'll find no guile.
I feel your heart like a thousand drums
Press against my own
I feel your blood rush through that heart
Like it's racing to get home.
Shh!!! Don't speak, don't say a thing!
There's time enough for words
I only want this sweet communion
That our two hearts have heard.
I know you've searched a long long time
And I have evaded you
But I had to prove unto myself
That you, my love, were true.
I'm not like other maidens
Who tease and employ tears
For if you make me weep, my love
I'll simply disappear.
And all you'll see is a fading glimpse
Or a shadow of my smile
You may hear a snippet of my song
And in dreams, hold me a while.
But not for long and not always
Will your eyes behold my face
For the shadows take me if I cry
To a dark and lonely place.
Until my heart is healed and whole
And my soul is once more well
Alas, till now, no man has learned
To break this cursed spell.
Are you the One, my waiting one?
The man to set me free?
For if you're not, turn now and run
And let this maiden be.
.........................
For if you're not, turn now and run
And let this maiden be............
But if you are, then turn again
And give your love to me."
©by Voo
Oct 28, 2018
8:40 p.m.
For my Muse....................💖
Another great soundtrack for this poem
