Walking Away From Love Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Timid, shy, wondering what will happen in the silence of
this night of joy, will love be found, will it be able to
tame the desires that have filled me for so long.

Waiting, feeling sensations of love, yet hesitant to let
them overcome my being, afraid, like a virgin never hav-
ing tasted the flower blooming from another.

Letting it blossom within freely, not knowing what to ex-
pect, shyly looking, being silent, wondering what will
happen.

Will it finally come into my life at this last stage, all
these thoughts filling my mind as I mentally step back,
knowing it will remain outside of my being.

Not able to give myself again to another man, knowing only
that it would be the end of my freedom and independence,
walking away from this blooming love, having made a choice.

Never knowing how it would feel to be loved fully by a good,
decent man who truly loves me.