Promising Words

a/n: I do not own Labyrinth. And this is the first poem I have written since I was a teenager, so be gentle. I do not ask the muses why, I only write down what they send me. I cannot help if it is crud. I kinda like it.

Years since I fell in love,

A man in black with hair like moonlight.

Sparkling dresses, promising words,

I wonder why I didn't say yes.

I wonder why I didn't stay.

I did what was right,

I did what I had to.

I broke your heart,

And steeled mine own.

One day I called out

One day I screamed your name.

It was anger and need,

It was frustration and desire,

They drove me to it.

Blame them for my outburst.

No matter what I really wanted,

No matter what I imagined would happen.

I closed my eyes and held my breath.

I waited for the other shoe to drop.

At the edge of a cliff,

Bracing to fall into your arms

Get lost in your eyes

Drown under your mouth

Burn under your touch

Have it all or have nothing.

Years since I fell in love

A man in black with hair like moonlight.

You tempt me you test me

I bend but I do not break.

Don't make me say it

Don't make me beg

I close my eyes and hold my breath…

EA Waybright

aka WickedGame

6/26/05