Her sin is her lifelessness
His own is his intensity
Two souls destined to meet
Amid the concrete city

When her royal blue maze
Fell upon his ardent gaze
A glint of life lit up the haze
Unfurling her complexity

Her sin is her lifelessness
His own is his intensity

A smile, a keepsake offered
Although their mindsets differed
His hand politely hovered
She welcomed the perplexity

Her sin is her lifelessness
His own is his intensity

He held her up and wiped her tears
One by one he chased her fears
He poured holy water in her ears
Swept the shards of toxicity

Her sin is her lifelessness
His own is his intensity

Day by day, he cleansed her life
He never whined about the strife
And when he asked her to be his wife
She cursed her inner scarcity

Her sin is her lifelessness
His own is his intensity

She was afraid to lose control
Around her heart she built a wall
She didn't think she had a soul
Deserving of felicity

Her sin is her lifelessness
His own is his intensity

He sat her down and held his ground
Said all the life he'd lost, she'd found
He'd fight until the stars are browned
A promise of his veracity

Her sin is her lifelessness
His own is his intensity

She asked him why he'd been so kind
She'd never seen it from mankind
He answered “how can you be so blind?
I love you! in all simplicity….”

Her sin is her lifelessness

His own is his intensity

Two souls destined to meet

For love is a core necessity

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This poem was written for the Bob Dylan Challenge by BillTemple1957
It's based on one of the lines from the Bob Dylan song Desolation Row. One of Dylan's Greatest compositions. I hope you enjoy reading. :)