Sleeping Beauty

Show Me Where Perfection Lies

The first poem below was written in 1976 and represents the part of me that is insecure and doubted that I would ever find the kind of fulfillment I sought. I was never really satisfied with it because it felt incomplete. Finally, in 2015 I was able to complete the expression with the second poem.

Show Me Where Perfection Lies

show me where perfection lies

that i may come upon her sleeping

and

have her for my own

Original: april 1976

Sleeping Beauty 

show me where perfection lies

that i may come upon her sleeping

and

have her for my own

this was the wish of my youth

imagine my surprise

         when I was shown that place

         where perfection lies sleeping

and

         when I came upon her

she opened her eyes

and

         smiled at me

and said,

I have been waiting for you

         to find me

and

         she opened her arms to me

and

         took me for her own 

Final: july 2015