By The Guppy
Date: 1 September 1999

pardon

in ravaged presence i've woven words
that from my heart have seemed to spill
but, in retrospect reveal themselves
as nothing more than selfish
to a heart so pure as yours, i offer little more than corruption
i know this, love
you need not spend sleepless hours
if warming touches i could fashion...
to comfort and praise you for what you are worth
if i could adequately place letters around these emotions...
i know i've been weak
and have been judged as such