Thus Said The Woman Poem by Elizabeth Shield

What have I ever wanted more than your love?
Coquettishly, possessively, determinedly I seek it
All my charms and wiles and smiles I deploy to win your heart
Every curve and tint and movement I express, every glance I cast your way
And still more that I can give.
I desire your desire for me, mystified and curious
All my attractions are transfigured when you are magnetized by me
When you can't think of anyone else; when I set you alight.
I want to dazzle and awe and overcome you, and leave you gasping for breath.
I want you to seek me like a remedy. Like a sunflower seeks the day.
I choose my words, my motions with forethought and precision.
To catch your ear, your eye, and linger on your mind
For you to feel stronger, respected and admired.
And in turn to have your confidence and your admiration; this is my desire.
Are your knees not a little weak?
Does your heart not skip a beat?
Do you not want me to set my sights on you?
It is my greatest triumph when you hold me close
Be enamored by me, incomplete without me and better by my side.
Love me with all your heart and soul and mind.
And tell me with your eyes!
Let yourself be mine.