Love Poem
by crystallicrain
Notes: Written for a poetry fan fiction contest. Enjoy!
I could watch you
forever,
Until the stars turned to dust,
And still, I would
never tire of it.
The way you carelessly coil scarlet strands
of hair
Around your elegant fingers,
The way your painted lips
move
With such beautiful determination,
The way you make even
the most pernicious, venomous words
Sound like a beautiful melody,
sung only for me...
It's all done with such maddening
perfection,
It's all I can do to keep myself from losing my
head.
There is so much I wish I could do for you;
I would
give you anything--everything.
I would give you the sun,
But
then what could so beautifully reflect gold on your crimson hair?
Or
perhaps the stars,
But your brilliant emerald orbs so desperately
put them to shame...
All I can give you is my love,
And
that's not enough.
That's not what you want.
Instead, I'm
forced to longingly watch from afar,
Hopelessly waiting for you to
pass by,
Breathing in the delicate scent of flowers from your
hair,
Dancing down your back,
Perhaps feeling the soft brush of
smooth skin against mine,
If fate fancied me today.
And
though every time you attack me
With your vicious, slanderous
words,
It feels as though my heart has been shattered into a
thousand pieces,
I can't help but love you for all that you
are:
Perfect.