Convictions Poem by Gert Strydom

You believe in the mystery of cards falling,
a star jumping by in the dark sky
tealeaves that you stir,

that happiness is just around the corner
and I see the flame
dancing in your eyes that are much deeper than mere passion.

You tell stories about heroes and heroines,
try to thresh out your dreams
diligently are looking for Eden, heaven and the hell

and I believe everything that you tell me,
also that you love me with your soul
although you have other boyfriends in between.

You believe in an almighty God
whose mighty envoys guard every life
and that nothing can estrange a person from Him,

that if you lift your eyes
your words go through time and space
and that He intervenes on request

and I believe in the power
lying between your loins
and the pleasure that I see in your eyes

if you like a noble flower
fold around me and I hear your heart beat
when we embrace each other.

Just like yours my faith is implacably strong
as it is grounded on something noble
and the indescribable things between us

and when passion is swept by
care, tenderness and love remains
that lies unfathomable between us.

[Reference: Convictions by Paul Verlaine.]