Your Laughing Eyes
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She does not recognize herself
While you know no other
And softly chuckle
As she tries to slip
Her tongue between your lips
When she nibbled at your ear
Months ago, you said
That will be your key
No words need wasted
Your lust apparent
When my ear you've tasted
But now you shake your head
Yet again?
A silly thing
Is she?
Insatiable you say
With laughter in your eyes
Too easily estranged
New to the aggressor's game
Now with a doe’s wide eyes
Gun-shy
She recoils
Afraid of her own
Desires
But the pull it is intense
And her only recompense
Is in the knowledge that she is
The prize
And if you do not claim her
Surely you’ll regret
Stepping over
The suitors at her door step
This knowledge tells her
She musn’t judge your frivolity
Too quickly
For a fool you are not
And your laughter must be
Not at her expense but
At your own
Good fortune