Love Is In Me

Love, all starshine and moonbeams,
casts a flirty glance at me
at once mocking and gentle
I covet more 
but she turns her gaze away
Hooked, I follow in her wake
She flicks a finger at a rose 
that instantly blooms
I want to pluck it into my life
But the thorns keep me at bay
As I pause, love drifts away
The moment lost
I call for her to stop 
A coquettish backward look
reels me in 
I watch her land gently 
on the lips of a young man 
as he kisses his girl
Fireworks go off 
illuminating her face 
It is me, flushed and breathless 
laughing up into a beloved face
I want to pause
savour the sensation
But love wanders out of my view
I find her just in time
to see her trail 
her slender fingers
on a cherubic form 
asleep in her mother’s arms
Love lights up her eyes 
bathing the baby 
in a precious glow
My heart clenches
I know that feeling 
that breath slamming out of me 
when I held my little one close
Love traipses along
her smile lighting up the sun
rippling the wind 
that dances on the water
Mesmerised, I float on air
my feet cushioned on the cloud
of happiness she creates
Then she stops 
one final time
to gather two friends
in her embrace
perfuming their hug 
with the scent of loyalty
taking me back
to the time 
when I nestled
in loving arms
Lost in the memory
I lose sight of her
But now I know
I will never lose her
For she is in me
and will always be 


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