I am an extension of her

There was no thunder, the earth was no drum
But I heard the butterfly in her mind
Her eyes told her mouth not to utter a word
As they watched me, on guard, and on time

She swallowed my courage, demanding respect
With my back straight, I asked her permission
She nodded, and holding her breath, welcomed me
hesitant to offer her submission

Her ears were caressed by my lips but no words
Did I spend so seduce or deceive
And finding her mouth, I married our eyes
And spoke nothing to hear how she breathed

A soul ain't a body, and a woman is more
Than her physical space in a room
But a soul cannot speak without skin that is warmed
And a flower with reason to bloom

So I loved her, and loving her, discovered myself
And realized in our love, something sure
That she has always been an extension of me
As I am an extension of her

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