This is a poem i wrote for the first real crush i had in High School..i gave it to her for her birthday, and asked her to go out with me...unfortunately she refused, and then i wrote "Lost From Love" which i will put up another time. Enjoy...

The Only One

As i sit and stare away
Into the empty sky above
My heart leaps from a thought unknown
For the only one

My heart was once as hard as ice
Cold from chills of winter's bite
Frozen with fear for embracing love
To which I have never held

I hide away from those I see
Avoiding Cupid's Arrows
But seeing you distracted me
And Cupid hit his mark

To you alone my heart will go
Or in the shadows die alone
You fill every crevace in my mind
And you make my soul complete

I felt reborn, renewed, refreshed
A second chance to live and love
Though I cannot tell you how I feel
I am too cowardly to show my affection

Your dark hair flows
Like a stream of obsidian
Your eyes drag me into a trap unseen
Your beauty is beyond speakable words

Your voice is the definition
Of your true being
Soft as a bell, gentle as a deer
It fills my mind as you sing that beautiful song of speach

But none of this you hear from me
For I have not said a word aloud untill now
I have fallen for you
But my mind will not allow these words to come unto you

For still now do I hide in the shadows
Writting what I cannot say
Wanting to show you the true me
But afraid of what it could mean

I have known you for only a year
My life has turned over since that day
From the very first time that I saw you
It seems like a lifetime has passed

Your name is what they call you
But a name cannot express true beauty
Still it calls from the mountains
As an early spring breeze

I feel as though you are an angel
Sent to this world to guide me
You are the one, the only one for me
I have devoted my life to you

Devoting my soul to my belief
My belief is to be with you
Never wanting to leave your side
I am intimidated by your grace

Ever lasting beauty cannot define you
Longing to be there for you
Living in a shadow, watching your face
Eventually I wish to share all this with you

I have devoted my mind, my heart, my soul
To your beauty and grace
Your excellent intellect
And the embrace of the music we share

This piece is for you, my dear
And to you alone
For you are the one, the only one
To whom this poem is worthy of

One last thing to finish
Before i close this note
One last thing I must say
Is your name...
     ...Danielle


Written by Tommie Smith (AKA Zionia) on 10/15/03