I mainly write prose, but also love to dabble in poetry. Recently, it struck me that the title of my contemporary romance novel 'When I see your Face' would make an awesome poem title, too. Here's what I have come up with. I think the poem reflects all the emotions that seeing Michael's face evokes in Cathy, as well as the change in her attitude towards him / in their relationship.
When I See Your Face
When I see your face
It makes my heart race
As with a single gaze
I remember disgrace
When I see your face
I am lost in a maze
Searching for ways
To overcome this daze
When I see your face
I count the days
Until I can finally brace
Memories I can’t erase
When I see your face
I overcome the dark phase
And the suffering’s blaze
Vanishes without a trace
When I see your face
It penetrates the haze
Softens the fall from grace
Conquers time and space
When I see your face
It makes me want to chase
What never with me stays
What I cannot replace
When I see your face
Listen to what it says
I long for your embrace
Want to rest my case
When I see your face
I’m in my happy place
Bask in the warming rays
Of the love it portrays
© Devika Fernando
It makes my heart race
As with a single gaze
I remember disgrace
When I see your face
I am lost in a maze
Searching for ways
To overcome this daze
When I see your face
I count the days
Until I can finally brace
Memories I can’t erase
When I see your face
I overcome the dark phase
And the suffering’s blaze
Vanishes without a trace
When I see your face
It penetrates the haze
Softens the fall from grace
Conquers time and space
When I see your face
It makes me want to chase
What never with me stays
What I cannot replace
When I see your face
Listen to what it says
I long for your embrace
Want to rest my case
When I see your face
I’m in my happy place
Bask in the warming rays
Of the love it portrays
© Devika Fernando
Praise for my debut, which you can buy here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ISK51P8
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