title: Why Do You Stare?: A Reflection of Me Through Poetry
author: Angelica Henderson
description: Angelica Alicia Henderson was born in Frankfurt, Germany. She arrived to the United States (Oklahoma) in 1989 and has lived in the States ever since. She has lived in various states including: Oklahoma, Florida, California, North Carolina, Georgia, Kansas, and South Carolina. God has blessed Angelica with various gifts and talents including, but not limited to: writing, reading music, singing, producing music, signing language, and playing a variety of instruments. Singing since the age of five, Angelicas passion resides strongly with music, for which she holds an Associate of Arts degree in Music and is currently working on a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Production. Angelica currently serves at Harvest Family Church in the role of a Musician, under the leadership of Dr. E.B. &amp; Dr. Rosa Herman. She is committed to helping people and sharing her gifts with the world at large.
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  ## “What are you—what are you doing?”
  
  
  
  
  
  “I’m repaying the compliment,” he answered, an enigmatic little smile playing
  round his lips. “Now I am staring at you.”
  
  
  Saying no more, Eduardo freed her wrists, then started to unbutton the
  shapeless red-white-and-blue-patterned cardigan she wore.
  
  
  “Now what are you doing?” she asked nervously, the touch of his strong muscled
  thighs in the tough denim of his jeans all but burning her skin through the
  slightly flimsier material of her own.
  
  
  “I have a question for you.”
  
  
  He locked his arms round her waist and Marianne stared up at him as if in a
  dream, yet fully and shockingly aware of the barely civilized, almost feral
  state of arousal reflected back at her from his haunting blue eyes. It was all
  she could do to keep breathing, never mind answer him.
  
  
  “If I asked you to come to me tonight and share my bed…would you?”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  MAGGIE COX loved to write almost as soon as she learned to read. Her favorite
  occupation was da