"Love Unspoken"
by Ben Bock

There are no words, there are no words.
So let the precious silence reign.
Eyes meet and lock, hearts soar as birds.
The stillness sings out love's refrain.

Each gaze is deep, and finds its mark.
It rivets both, in speechless awe.
Their pulses race, there glows a spark.
Behold each face, each tensing jaw.

This creature who can maim and kill,
This beauty with a pedigree,
Are frozen there, and time stands still.
They touch in ways we cannot see.

Each stares unblinking at Love's face.
Surroundings fade into a blur.
Their eyes are focused on one place.
She yearns for him, he longs for her.

To other worlds transported now,
Their eyes stay fixed, their lips unmoved.
And etched on each expressive brow,
Transcendent love that's now been proved.

They're statues now, they're silhouettes.
An otherworldly aura glows.
Their frozen pose sings love-duets.
Their eyes can speak! Oh, how it shows!

Oh, would that I could know such love,
Hypnotic as a candle flame.
Where is it found? Below? Above?
It needs no words to say its name.

Still deeper now their gazes go
To thrilling hidden inner realms.
Most mortals will not ever know
True love like this that overwhelms.

So if at times your tongue is tied,
Transfix him with a look instead.
Your feelings through your eyes confide.
Outpour your soul with words unsaid.

About the Author

Ben Bock is originally from Ohio but has lived in Los Angeles for the last 10 years, working at an insurance company. Ben, a romantic at heart, has been a Beauty and the Beast fan since 1988 and cites "Orphans" as his favorite episode. Ben only recently started writing poetry but says he isn't quitting his day job. He enjoys baseball, travel and puzzles and created a book of Beauty and the Beast crossword puzzles, which is available through Martin Enterprises, P. O. Box 1211, Burke, VA 22009-2211 (USA). Ben is also the editor of "The Mirror Pool", a quarterly Beauty and the Beast hard copy newsletter. Contact for more information.