Love Poem: With a Glimpse of His Face
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Written by: Bernadette Langer

With a Glimpse of His Face

I fell in love with his voice, so confident and 
even tempered 
Adored his laughter and the rich tones that floated 
from his lips 
And yet I have never glimpsed his face 

His honesty stole my heart, it's skips beats and
melt's at the very thought of him 
His imagination captured my mind and engaged me entrancingly 
And yet I have never glimpsed his face

His sex appeal is vibrant, coiled, ready to explode, 
It electrifies me 
Lustily he seized control of my needs and they yearn 
to be fulfilled 
And yet I have never glimpsed his face 

His friendship means the world to me
I crave his attentions, just as he craves my own 
I dwell in his world and he in mine 
And yet I have never glimpsed his face 

I feel his needs as if he is across the room 
My needs reach to him across the miles 
And yet I have never glimpsed his face 

My mind has filled in those blanks 
I wonder if they are unrealistic 
I tell myself they do not matter, for I love him so 
And yet I have never glimpsed his face 

Until today 
His picture has arrived 
I sit staring at it, trying to put all my emotions 
and feelings for him, to the image that stares back at me 
Now I have glimpsed his face 

I sit and wonder if what I have felt for so long, is now gone 
Gone with the glimpse of a face that silently stares back at me
I am left with questions and no answers 
Is love so dependent on the visual?
Can it be more than just physical desire?
Can love be truly blind?

All of these questions require an answer 
Simply with the glimpse of his face
My happiness is stalled and I search 
Searching for a way to reconcile my feelings
To be able to return that glimpse with all the 
love that is stored within me