FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Where is the angel that brought you to me
When I was comfortable in my sadness 
And feeling secure in my lingering tears 

I desired no one, 
Neither was I looking for a way out 
I was coping with my misery just fine 
My heart being content with the thoughts 
Of my confused mind

And then you came along 
Waking me out of my self induced coma 
As though touched by an angel 
You lifted me to my feet 
Giving me a hope with razors edge 

I had walked away from love 
Never wanting to feel it's embrace again 
An embrace that caused me 
Nothing but heartache and pain 

But I gave into your hypnotic seduction
I fell for your tranquil beauty
Your smile compelled me to exhale in surrender
And so I did

Only to become your scorn 
As you fixed your gaze 
On someone of your own gender
Leaving me once more broken and ashamed 
A man emptied by a woman's lust for another.

Wilford Barker.