May I
Knock your socks off
So thoroughly
That your feet
Will want to remain
Barefoot forever?

May I
Show you
What real love
And passion
Is supposed to be
Not a dream
Not an illusion
But the real thing?

Could I
Come into your world
And wrap myself
Around you
Yet remain
Strong and independent
Strong enough
To be myself?

Can you
Be man enough
To handle
A woman
Who is stubborn
Wanton
Loving
Knows her own mind
And is not afraid
To say
Exactly what
She thinks
In a way
Designed to help
Not hurt?

Could we
Light a fire
That fuels two souls
And liberates
A smoldering sexuality
In a dance
Designed for two?

Laura R
9-29-03