Giving love a chance

Love knocked on my door,
Gently first
Then again
Over and over again
But I refused to open
I said no, no more
I've been hurt before

Yet Love was patient
It persisted
Enticing me with words
That were soothing
Like a cool gentle breeze
They gave me hope, enticed me
And touched my heart


Until unable to resist
I succumbed to its beckoning
To its loving gaze
And when I lay peacefully cradled
In Love's passionate embrace
Safe, secure and fulfilled
Life was beautiful once again.