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you're hand felt heavy
by Bet Yeldemyour hand felt heavy on my face
and i liked it there
the weight of your presence
on my cheek
while i rested in half lucid moments
unable to differentiate
between reality and dreaming
was it you whispering in my ear
caressing my hair
and kissing my eyelids
softer
than a fairy might
was it you who reminded me
of what a mans tenderness feels like
of what it can do
to a womans soul
never mind that it turns her knees to jelly
and causes a butterfly uprising
i havent forgotten
the last time
any hand touched that spot
the bruises lasted for days
yet without knowing
you
began healing invisible scars
i smiled and loved you
in the instant when i noticed
your hand felt heavy on my face
and i liked it there
07/11/2006 Posted on 07/11/2006
Copyright © 2025 Bet Yeldem
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Charles M Harrison on 07/12/06 at 02:32 AM My wife was delt many a brusing scare. Caused by someone who should have known better. As he was adult and she child. I think what made her first love me was that I knew before she ever told me. I have done my best to heal those scars in my own way. Thank you for a wonderful poem. |
| Posted by Vere Mantratriad on 07/16/06 at 02:16 AM Beautiful. There's a lot of courage inside of hope, and you express it here wonderfully. |
| Posted by Alex Chambers on 06/16/08 at 03:44 AM I like this. Good work. |
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