A fire burns within me
With a slight brush
Of your fingers
Touching my sensitive skin
Your gentle kiss
Awakens something long buried
Within me
I thought I’d never love again
But you pushed past that
Bringing back to life
Feelings I thought to be dead
Tentatively I answer your kiss
Brushing my lips
Across yours
Shyly I give you my answer
Loving you back with more emotion
Than I thought possible.

© A. Beckman  ‘97