beauty

I shake the dust
from my eyes
with dreams
that wake
the sinful beauty
and call forth
the new
twilight

Beauty such as this
evokes the most carnal
of spirits
desires beastial
but also draws out
the stolid knight
the dreamer
and the poet
beauty like this
inspires
body and soul

Let my eyes rest on you
and never need see again
Let my dreams drift
into thoughts of your smile
and need not wake again
Let me capture your attention
For a tenth of a minute
and need not anything again

You have become
More perfect
than you are.

In my dreams,
my nightmares,
You are a goddess.

Terrible
in your perfection.
Unbearable
in your beauty.

You are stunning
and I am intrigued.
I wonder
What's beneath the sharp eyes,
the sleek smile;
Who is beneath
the beauty I see?