Maps of Gentle Words

Map of Gentle Words

Guide me.
Show me
where to lead you.
Slowly, take me
down barren roadways
from nervous hesitation
to expectant sigh.
Fear plucks hopeful wings
leaving questions echoing in
the sad places.
Do you?
Will you?
Do I dare hope
it's real?

Guide me.
Show me.
Subtlety's a game
confidence plays.
In honest light,
with all intentions revealed,
new, happy fears can
bloom. Promise flowers,
lining love's pathways
with Shakespeare's gold.
You do.
You will.
I will dare hope
that it's real.