Try Again

I did not know that love could be

A prison appearing to be free.

The passions that I thrived upon

Would leave their marks and then be gone.

Why have I searched so deep and wide

And why has love so often lied?

Ahh, but the truth lies clouded still

Who can refrain from such a thrill.

The deepened breath, the thickened flow

As from within a heat that glows.

The flesh becomes alive, yet numb

An ache that beats the heart to drum.

The eyes expand with mellow gaze

The world outside floats into haze.

by Rolando Frases