Throwback Poem-Off: The Silent Question [original poem]

The Silent Question

To tell you a secret
Rich and deep
Kept within
Now unreleased

Should you draw close
A risk, a chance
Be brave, my love
In case I can't

So unsure
This choice before me
Welcomes doubt
Of what's to be

Lost in a world
Where past memories
Fuel the fire
For passion's stories

But then is gone
And now is here
I could be wrong
And that I fear

But hope is strong
When love is true
To wait seems long
Away from you

Alive, inspired
Our time together
Brings forth this wonder
Growing desire

To tell you a secret
Rich and deep
Kept within
Now unreleased

Should you draw close
A risk, a chance,
Be brave, my love
In case I can't.

What's a poem-off, you ask? Just a little thang that started a little bit ago. I read a poem that @mitchelljaworski posted, from his old-school writing days. It reminded me of all of my old-school poems, so I challenged him to see if we could go turn-for-turn and repost long lost words from the vaults of time. No rules apply, and new stuff might just make the mix. Check it out, y'all. Follow the links down the rabbit hole...

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Here are some of my other poems:
Kiss * Clouds of September * Dammed Love * Sunset Blessings * Fadings of Fall * The Friday Blues * Passion Flower * Defining Love * The Way * Sing On * Heartsong * Desire * Trust Again * Solstice Rain * Dreamtime * Morning Mist * Kintsukuroi * Dead Dog’s Lie * Synchronicity * From Darkness * Love’s Last Throes * For Love of the Pub

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