Against All Odds

Curious and cautious In a stagger on my heart's track How vast the world was By the lights of lime we gather Inflamed like moths to a fire Nautious like lovers Tripping on the heart's trap The gullible uncovered A feint radiance Two dullards finding their color Against all odds Caught between a curve and a soft spot Against all odds Unraveled in each other's arms Awkward In a state of undress How shy it was to touch Uneven out the evening Discreetly mocking the morning Struck by the moon I threw myself over The night has a rainbow mutely hovering Weightless under covers Slip into the heart's lap Zealously juvenile An old-fashioned raucous promise Nestles beneath the bravado