Thank you for taking down that veil - if only for a time.
For in those fleeting moments you became something so fine.
Hidden from my doubting eyes by your stronger power.
I obtained a new appreciation for my darkened flower.
An elusive creature that stands behind - obscures a timid side.
And much to my surprise - she's cast her strength aside!
To reveal things that should have been, known long ago and when...
I ask myself on the morrow - what could or should have been?
Don't worry - my black orchid - who has revealed her fears.
I won't bite. I won't hurt. I won't bring you tears.
Let down your walls that hold your poise so confidant and true.
For they betray a flower - a beauty through and through.