Subtle

By Tara Nicole Walker

9.19.2002

Dedicated to James Earl Gamble II

Subtle

Like black rain

On a glassy lake

You steal over me

In your beautiful subtle way

Silent

Like your whisper

Echoing here in my ears

Sending shivers down my spine

And flushing my face with thoughts and inner voices

Shaken

Is what I always am

When you look down into

My eyes that yearn for your touch

That plead with you to fill me with your sensation

Subtle

Is how you creep

Quietly into my soul

And before I know what's happened

There you are, exploring the recesses of my spirit

Silent

Is how you speak

To me in the tongues

Of angels from the night sky

As you soothe me with so many yet no words

Shaken

Is how you

Leave my heart

Each time that we meet

And each time that we lock eyes and touch

Subtle

Is how you are

Perfect as of God

The ultimate gift of peace

And grace and truth and pleasure