A Kiss and Then...

I remember the anticipation

Sitting on the saber’s edge,

Not knowing how the blademight slice

Or just how deep may be itsthrust.

 

We were children, so itseemed,

Bursting full with naiveté,

Asking questions born ofpromise,

Seeking out each other'strust.

 

You with lips so full andready,

Waiting, Oh! So patiently to

Give your heart, your veryall

To one whose step will matchyour own.

 

I look deep in the well ofyour eyes

And see right through yourvery soul

To realize that I was meantto

Spend my life with you alone.

 

I hesitate for but a moment,

Savoring the sweetest sin;

Moving closer, heartsaflutter...

Lips commit...  A kiss, and then....