I wanted to.. but
I wanted to present to you
a lover –
undefiled and whole
with flesh like grass
inviting inspection,
pure and eager
for your reaching arms.
I wanted to present to you
a mind
unclotted by the mud-pied
clogginess of doubt
distrust
free from fettered cares –
a pliant, strong,
unwaveringly clever partner
to your own.
I wanted to present to you
a heart,
a soul’s yearning sigh
so full and undivided
caught up in
the meshes of your love
and pulsating
in full response –
reflecting
only harmony.
I wanted to present to you
Perfection,
but sadly lacked
in any.
And so I gave
with weary recognition –
myself.
©JoyLenton2012
Joy Lenton is a wife, mother, M.E. sufferer, avid reader, poet, blogger, communicator and full-time follower of Jesus and lives in Norfolk, United Kingdom. She blogs at Words of Joy and can be followed via Twitter.
Barry Pearman
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