A Tale Of Love's Illusion Poem by Odelana Rapheal

My ear, enchanted by your whispered tales,
Those men of lust are lost at your first sight,
But I, with deeper glance, see what prevails—
Deceit, and flaws that shatter love's delight.

I yearned to give my steadfast heart some peace,
The sunset dreams I held were once so bright,
Yet now they fade, their splendor does decrease,
And bit by bit, my pain succumbs to night.

Since love's fierce battle left me scarred and worn,
I pen my hopes for lands where dreams still bloom,
To shelter under love's enduring form.

If days, like fleeting wives, are soon to fade,
And memories dissolve as Noah's rain,
Remember, once, your world I did invade.