A Poem By Marcia Thornton

I never asked to be enthralled

It’s not a question after all

I’d ask of one who filled the role

Of wisdom’s window to my soul

Whose spark of beauty lights my heart

With tender feelings kept apart

From seasoned caution’s whispered truth

The gained experience of youth

Whose charms delight my every day

Whose memory I push away

I long to soar to higher heights

My spirit beckons me to flight

But I’m a prisoner to love’s grace

And the compassion on a face

For every time love’s fetters cheered

I vowed to share my hopes and feared

I sought the truth from which to learn

And I was willing to be spurned

And now I know that love’s to blame

For keeping hearts in heaven’s chains

You won’t convince me to believe

That beauty sets the spirit free

Marcia Thornton

Sunday, November 15, 2020

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