skin deep

you're sweeping out the cobwebs
from where  I thought there weren't any
burying the feelings from the past
at times there were so many
in my darkest hour
by the light of a half-moon
you came to me, an irreverent dream
and sang the sweetest tune

no longer looking over my shoulder
for the allusions to appear
no longer clinging to shadows
of what was never near
I'm making an investment
depositing what's here in me
I'm giving you my heart and soul
knowing it's more than skin deep

it's more than just skin deep

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License