A Love Note

A poem about wanting love, but being unwilling to take it.

I sat without hope for so long
Aware of the tempting beauty
That I want but won't take.
It's a hard life, the coward's

You dazzled me at first sight
And I defied the wish of age
For beauty lies but skin deep.
It's a hard life, the coward's,

I spoke to you so lightly
Afraid of the revalation
That confirmed my adage.
It's a hard life, the coward's.

But you rose to my bait
And proved me wrong, so wrong
For this time, beauty ran deep.
It's a hard life, the coward's.

We talked and talked away
Time of no consequence
But I would not ask nor fight.
It's a hard life, the coward's.

But now I'm awake and here.
Now I'm alive and strong
Now I will risk for a gain.
It's a hard life, the coward's.

This proves that I am ready
Now you can see my love.
It's on my shoulders now.
To take whatever comes my way..