Mantissa

Did you merely shake the world To see what would come tumbling The walls and the foundations That have been there everlong No ill-intent or cruelty Yet a destroyer of worlds With willful shame about the pain inflicted Dealing hurt and hope alike It was never a game although worth playing I have no regrets for the pain received Just a glimmer of hope for one more of your kisses Is enough to bind me forever to you You seem amazed at the power you wield To change the course of life itself Gaze with increasing disbelief At the soul that falls at your feet No heralding or warning Yet a danger all the same You took my heart although you did not wish it Bound me with bonds I cannot break It was never a game although worth playing I have no regrets for the pain received Just a glimmer of hope for one more of your kisses Is enough to bind me forever to you