"We could desire and deny all in the same breath." Leo in Courage of Fear, Barbara Boyer

Leo's, a character in Courage of Fear, poem to his unrequited love, the protagonist Angela– stating indeed "one can desire and deny all in the same breath."

Human Decision

The world disappears around you

when you look me in the eyes.

A warmth inside like summer

ignites the soul's internal skies.

A presence so powerful

I feel my breath slip away.

For it no longer holds importance

where the two souls dare play.

It's as if

they have a plan

of their own

where you

and I

only dream

to go.

They know each other

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