Butterfly Kiss

I wrote this poem several years ago. It won in a poetry challenge at the starlitecafe.com.

Poetry has been my way of easing out, of clearing my mind. It makes me savor my emotions and as always, it brings to the depths of who am really am.

Our reality is sometimes quite different from how we want to live our lives. I am a teacher by profession and recently was assigned to an administrative and supervisory position in our school. I am not always people smart. I'd rather do work alone than to be with a lot of people. However, as I have to live with what is real in my world; I have to make some adjustments and compromises. Despite my busy days, I always claim my moments with my words and my poetry. :)

Here's my poem:

You kissed my hand
And I felt
A loving warmth,
A gentle love
So deeply concealed
Within your heart...

I grieved the day
I knew I love you
For deep within I knew
I'll never have you...

Yet love radiates like
The rays of the sun
It reaches the earth
And warms the land...

And I kiss you
Gently, so gently kiss you;
And I feel you,
Gently feel you
In my mind...