SELFLESS SENSITIVITY

Eric Knickerbocker
The clock has struck the midnight hour,
On the nightstand a note and a flower,
The moonlight circles your soft, sleeping face,
My fingers reach about your neck to trace.

I feel happy—a deep sense of peace—
And it seems the vigor of life could never cease.
I swear I could live in this moment forever,
Savoring eternally this consumption of pleasure.

If I were able to stop time’s hands,
And the infernal shifting of the sands,
To capture this innermost rebirth:
It would truly be paradise on Earth.

At this moment, my focus is clear.
The warmth of your body is so near.
You radiate an innocence pure:
That you were the one I’m sure.

I might not always understand:
I fear I’m only son of mortal man.
But my heart is softer than my tongue,
And deep inside my love grows ever young.
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Originally published as a collection of songs entitled:
Onerous Musicalis (A Collection of Bothersome Musical Soirées).
Copyright © 1995 Eric Knickerbocker. All rights reserved.
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