The smile that betrayed an angel

Eyes probing my soul,
Lips exposing my lust
Nesting ivory, taunting me.
A coward’s attack,
Her hair awakes me.
My merciless courage
Is not enough, sadly I sit,
As her body, making a landscape,
Escapes from me…

Gonçalo Taipa Teixeira
16 de Julho de 2005