NaPoWriMo 2013 Day 23 ~ She Speaks an Unknown Tongue

“Women speak two languages - one of which is verbal” ~ William Shakespeare

If I could translate

the language of her body,

then this uncertainty

that plagues me

would no longer

be my affliction.

She frowns on the

tip of a smile;

beckons with a wink

while her eyes speak no.

Am I the only male

who cannot read her sighs,

the tap of her foot,

the fingers twisting

the curls at her cheek?

I haven’t the gift of clairvoyance

so I tread the troubled waters

of misconception each time

I hazard a moment’s trust

I can decipher the unknown tongue

her body speaks.

©Susie Clevenger 2013

Susan at Real Toads has us celebrating William Shakespeare's birthday by using one of his quotes for inspiration for our own writings. Unfortunately I missed the requirement to write a sonnet. For shame, I lay my head low and weep. I failed to meet the request of a sonnet to grace my page. :)
A Birthday in April ~ Shakespeare I also shared it at dVerse poets pub ~ Open Link Night Week 93