Her Presence

Her Presence

She stands silent and strong before the man she loves
Under the intense gaze of his passion
Piercing and probing to what lies beneath
The inner spirit that longs for freedom
To be released from the surrounding stone of stricture
And upon her cool surface he lays his hand
And he feels the rhythm of what lies within
And the coolness vanishes
And within her eyes he sees the ember of what lies within
He calls to her
Beckoning her to give unto him
What is rightly his
To show her inner being
And he accepts the responsibility that this brings
For she is the vessel of his love
Taking the best from him
as he offers her freedom
from the cool grey walls of her exile