Close Enough To Perfect (standard:poetry, 188 words)
Author: Lori	Added: Jun 19 2009	Views/Reads: 2354/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The country group Alabama has a song with this title. It was playing in the background when I wrote this. In so many ways it was my inspiration for this poem. What better title could I have given it then what inspired it? For he IS "Close Enough To P

Close Enough To Perfect 

* 

Twice a week 

you stand before me 

in all your glory. 

The very sight 

takes my breath away. 

It isn't only the 

outward beauty 

I gawk at. 

I also ogle the soul. 

* 

From your shiny, amazing 

brown eyes 

to the awesome, splendid 

hues of your aura 

I inspect the allure 

which oozes 

from your pores. 

* 

I squint at the bright sun 

illuminating your skies. 

I glare at the darkness 

skulking in the corners. 

I stare at the open landscape 

and long to explore 

every inch, curve, and branch. 

I focus on the mighty drum 

beating in your chest. 

I snoop and spy on things 

never seen before. 

I eyeball the things which have. 

I peek in locked doors. 

I brazenly walk in open ones. 

I gape at your 

appealing qualities. 

I eye the 

scars, bruises, and flaws 

with deviance and love. 

* 

Without the past 

you wouldn't be 

the person you are today. 

With every glimpse, 

with every unseen sight revealed, 

with every uncharted depth mapped, 

I fall deeper and deeper 

in love with you. 

© May 12, 2009 by Lori


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