Is it the way she smiles or laughs?
The softness of her touch
Is it the fragrance of her essence ?
That you love so much
Is it her love or her hate?
Is it her joy and her pain?
Is it her alluring presence?
That compels you to remain
Is it the sway of her hips?
Is it the way she pouts her lips?
Is it the way she calls out your name?
Is it the way she hides her shame?
Is it the way she gives her love?
Is it her way or yours?

I just want to love
I just want to fly
I just want to write
Let my thoughts take flight
I just want to sing
Kiss the man I love
I just want to pray
To my God above
I just want to eat chocolate
Drink my ginger tea with honey
I just want to live
And not worry about money
I just want to star gaze
Admire the moon above
I just want to live in peace
Who are you to judge?
© 12/21/2018

I just want to lie in your arms in the stillness of the night
Feel the tenderness of your kiss as it guides me to the light
I want to hear your whispers of love caress my ear
I need the warmth of your breath so that I know you are near
I feel the beating of your heart in the crevice of my back
You possess my soul and body there is nothing that I lack
But when I reach out for you I feel nothing but air
It was just my imagination longing for you to be there
© 2018

A promise of love my beautiful pearl
I vowed to forgive the hate in the world
The deeds of the sincere have reached my ears
My devotion to you may seem unclear
Your loyalty will never go unnoticed, I vow
My mercy will cover the humble and proud
I observed your short comings, frailties and weakness
I never promised your lives wouldn't be shrouded in bleakness
My presence appears unreachable but do not despair
I'm not up in the clouds I exist everywhere
Assuredly I say look towards the heavens and not below
For my eternal gift to you is the promised rainbow
© 11/7/2018

See me not look at me
I am much more than skin and flesh
Inside lies beauty and love with secrets
Complicated with imperfections, delicacy and completeness
Vulnerable and fearless but surrounded by weakness
Idealistic and passionate slightly detailed with bleakness
See me not look at me!
I am much more than curves
Unassumingly gracious more than just sinews and nerves
Weathered and worn from troublesome times
Ignore all the wrinkles, creases and lines
See me not look at me!
I am just more than human
Masquerading the lies because I am a woman

© 5/5/2018 written by Elizabeth P. Reynolds

My senses are dull and my soul cries for you my love
I desire to be fed with your words for my heart is hollow
The beating of it plays a strange song I do not recognize
The rhythm we shared was familiar, the melody flowed in unison
It never missed a beat
Now I cannot hear your voice
The music is gone
I am left with a single note that plays a solo
A song of melancholy
What is missing?
It's the harmonious sound of a perfect duet
© 2018 by Elizabeth P. Reynolds

Imagine the uneasiness in the pit of my stomach
Raging war against my natural instinct
Fleeing quickly from what I already know
It will fail again because I have been there before
Oh but to love again would restore the balance I once knew
The happiness I felt when everything was anew
My heart betrayed me before, how is it different this time
Second guessing and presupposing it's not worth it, I get it
But to love again will it survive life's test?
Will I give it my all, will I try my best?
Should I follow my instinct or listen to my heart?
Oh but to love again would be a great start!