i see the moon panting
during a solar eclipse,
pulling the sun out of our sight
it feels like a burial
not with dirt,
not with a shovel,
not with a shroud,
not with a grave,
but with its own shadow.

Writing poetry is like making love:
if you have to force it, stop.

TOD HOWARD HAWKS

i used to think
love had to be loud to be real
like coronation drum beats

but yesterday,
i saw it in the rain

when water meets water,
there’s still impact

two soft things
can still make waves

that’s what happens
when love is real
it amplifies.

I wish poetry came to me
As easily as a fish to water.
I wish poetry came to me
When I was happy
Instead of when I'm sad.

But I'm not a fish,
And poetry is not water.
But I'm not happy.

So I pick a pen and grab a sheet,
And try to write
Beneath the stars and the sky.

And I write and write about your eyes.

And as I finish these lines,
I realise even thought it did not come
As easy as a fish to water,
I am happy.

And at the end of the day that is all that matters.