First Kiss
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This poem is from my first collection of poems about my lifelong relationship with my wife, Ruth. The collection from where this poem is taken is entitled, "the Book Of Ruth: The Courting Begins."
You wonder why
it took so long
for my lips to brush
against your lips.
Like a young child
searching for words,
I lack the vocabulary
to communicate
my feelings for you.
It is not because
you are not appealing
nor a question of
my sexual preference.
Rather, it was
respect for the dignity
embodied within
your womanhood
that makes me hesitate.
Aware of my lust for you,
who am I to sully
with my wanton desires
your beauty and integrity
knowing that once our lips touch
breached would be the dike
that long I took to build.
Little did I know
you were waiting
for that dike to crumble.
Copyright © Robert Wagner | Year Posted 2020
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