I Dare You

I dare you to come swimming

In the deep end of the pool

With me as the only lifeguard.

 

I dare you to look deep in my eyes

Seeing things no one else sees,

From all my hopes and dreams

To my darkest secrets.

 

I dare you to put your head on my shoulders

And tell me all your troubles and fears

Letting me help you even though

You’re strong enough to.

 

I dare you to hold my hand

Walking so close together

That no one else in the world

Can come between us.

 

I dare you to allow your heart

To get entangled in mine

Like our bodies do

Most every night.

 

I know I’m asking a lot of you dear

But if you’re ready and willing

To accept these challenges

Laid out before you

Then there’s one more thing

That I need to know your love is true

 

Simply stated… I dare you to dare me too.

 

 

Reviews

[R. Gene MacDonald]

Trust is often the hardest thing to give, and once again I think that "The Phoenix" has written a gem. My poems have been so bitter lately, but yours have this sweetness to them. Its nice, and I like the line, "I dare you to allow your heart to become entangled with mine." We all want to be entangled at the end of it all, don't we?

[Serendipity]

How beautiful.

What a lucky person, the one who gets these lovely line. "Seeing things no one else sees ... Letting me help you ... Walking so close together ... your heart ... To get entangled in mine." May the two of you always dare each other and your love be true.

[Ms.Writergirl321]

i dare you to dare me to.
I luv it.:)

[Monners]

I love this. Simple acts of love and trust make life so much better. Well said. =)

[None]

I double dare you! Exquisite poem with the finest things to think about.

[TamiViolet]

This is cute, Dale. I want to swim at the deep end....ready....jump in with me :-) Softly passionate with great combination of body and soul.

xx

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

Very daring write. I like it. Thank you for sharing. debileah

[Elisa]

omg i love this, the last line did it for me

i dare you to dare me too.

its so simple, yet there is so much emotion behind it

amazing

[Nick Erickson]

"I dare you to come swimming in the deep end of the pool..."
That is a great line and I like it. It introduces the element of trust from the begining. Well done.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

I dare you to say, dare me too.. love this line .. and all the dares.. i don;'t know if this dare will happen or not but you sure made some strong points in your favor.. a lovely poem.

Chloe
xoxo

[Jessica]

beautiful!! a most perfect love poem. there is not one. single. thing. i would change about this. well done.