"Scent of Beauty"

A sweet scent
Passes beneath my nose
An unknown flavor

I glance up
Barely catching a glimpse
Of a beautiful lady
Her eyes radiant
Her smile vibrant as the Sun's rays

I rise, hoping to follow
I glance around the corner
Nothing
She has disappeared
A giggle behind me
I whirl around and just miss her

I chase more quickly now
Trying to catch up with her
To tell her of her beauty
As if one so perfect
Would ever need to hear my words
My imperfect, inaccurate words
I follow, I run
I attempt to catch up
Finally
Finally she waits for me
And as I reach out
To take her into my arms
They come together empty
Wrapping around nothingness
An illusion
A false image

That is all she was
All she is
A figment of my imagination
Why would I ever believe
That I could have one so perfect
So beautiful
In my life
I dream of many things
Both beautiful and wonderful
Yet all that I am allowed to experience
Is that which others cast away
Sometimes a treat
But many times painful

She was a tease
She tempted me
She tried me
And then she hurt me no end
A scent in the breeze
And nothing more