Lesley Young – Selected Poems #13


I can resist anything but temptation *

You’ll never be left on the shelf
Reclining there so provocatively
In your skimpy white robe,
Your golden-skinned body
Shimmering with promise
And perfectly formed. 

 How can I resist you – 
And your enticing wickedness?
”Take me”
You silently command. 
And I am rooted to the spot
Powerless. 

 I must have you now
Lose myself in your softness
Ah, indulge in your fullness 
Although 
I know it will end in tears
When the sweet taste of you on my lips
Comes back to haunt me
As an inch on my hips. 

*(Oh, and doughnuts)
Original quote from Oscar Wilde

Lesley Young


Lesley Young – Writer and Poet

Lesley specialises in helping senior managers in the NHS and not for profit sectors to cope with the challenges they face in bringing about sustainable change.  She has also run her own organisational consultancy business since 2010, and is an accredited and experienced life and business coach.

But Lesley is first and foremost a writer and poet and has been writing for more than 30 years.  She likes her writing to be of the moment and immediate, which means that she leans mostly towards poetry and short stories.  She has been a member of the Scarborough Writers’ Circle for 8 years, where she currently holds the committee role of publicity and website officer.

Lesley is passionate about making a difference.  The healing powers of poetry, and the written and spoken word, underpin and feature in Lesley’s work always.  She has a growing interest in storytelling and memoir, and has several projects in the pipeline – one of which is to develop her interest in running writing retreats, and the other to publish some of her own writing.

To find out more about Lesley visit: integracoaching.uk.com

 

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