Love Poem: A Velvet Agony
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Written by: Mike Gentile

A Velvet Agony

Your lips would shame the velvet, spun for kings
     Your eyes to blame, the daggers in my heart
The wait to taste your love is absolute
     As pain destroys my soul, leaves but a part

I count the days, as petals on a rose
     You’ll save me from the thorns when you return
And though, my tears, as red as drops of blood
     Are falling dear, they cannot ease the burn

Your lips would shame the velvet, spun for kings
     I dream the day to kiss them is at hand
My soul restored by gazing in your eyes
     The beating of my heart, at your command