A Wing and a Prayer

Copyright © January 28, 2002 by Richard J. Sereday Jr.
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I have to ask myself
what kind of crazy sappy fool 
would fall head over heals 
for someone they could never be with,

someone they could never talk to 
in the wee hours of the night, 
about the love they have 
in their heart that they wish to share,
along with their inner most secrets. 

what kind of fool is it 
that would want someone so badly 
when only on a wing and a prayer 
could they ever be together.

Oh, not to have her, 
not to hold her, 
how long can this go on.

So why is it I want her so?

Is it because of all our shared dances, 
or the feelings I felt when we held,
or was it our one heavenly kiss.

It is all these things and so much more,
because in her I saw all things needed, 
and a chance for my desires to be fulfilled,

These feelings I feel are unmistakable, 
this desire, this wanting, this hope 
that one day love will find a way, 

I just don't know what to do, what to say, 
as these questions perplex my heart infinitely,
until the day comes that the answers to me be known.