Unaffected
by Paul Curtis

she was beautiful, elegant, graceful
 she held herself with dignity and poise
 yet was unaware of her own attraction
 at school, boys of her age, for want of her
 cried themselves to sleep, she was unaware
 she turned heads and yet did not notice
 this was not arrogance or even aloofness
 she did not see herself as others did
 it had always been so, her innocence
 not that she did not date boys or even men
 she was neither virginal nor chaste
 she was chased and pursued but not caught
 her heart when given went to the one man
 who saw beneath as only a soul mate can 

written by : Paul Curtis
 copyright © 2007 Paul Curtis