My Feet are
perpetually *****;
toes Sinking fast into
early afternoon mud

My Eyes are
impossibly blinded;
Sensitive from the
long winter imprisonment

My Skin is
eternally Kissed;
sweet rays of warmth
mingling on the surface

My Heart is
pounding fast;
Exhausted from
splashing through spring puddles

I've got this dull energy
Pulsing through my veins
Distracting me from Reality-
Making today less significant
Than a dream

Life whizzes by-
Blink an eye
And you might miss it

Expand your vision-
The world's a walking contradiction

So don't be so submissive
Take a risk
and kiss him!

And when he turns away?
Know you saved yourself
from another scumbag

Who's to say that all is truly fair
In this game of love, deceit and pain?
We all live the same way-
Killing to see and breathe another day

You're a puzzle to me-
My favorite mystery
I might never decipher
The methods you use
to make me swoon so easily

It's something, that's for sure
And I've got this feeling in my gut
That we've been fine-tuned
To the same frequency

You make my toes numb
Without so much as touching me
I hear your voice
Humming- in my head
When you're not even speaking

You are my poem-
An inspiration all your own;
A constant reminder
Of the way love can grow

One day, I'll be able to tell
You all of this in plain English...
But for now I'll
Allow the magic to occur

With feelings stirred and reconfirmed
Tonight it's all just history
But when I awaken in the morn'
You'll still be my favorite mystery

The sound of the Raindrop's
pitter-splat-plop
Slows down the world-
Nearly makes time stop.

And for the record, let me tell ya
How much I wish I had an umbrella right now
So I could take a walk in the rain
And leave my home upon Memory Lane.

I've become accustomed to seasonal change,
I've been feeling it in my bones-
For weeks and days it seems.
I've come to terms with knowing
Nothing ever stays the same

If the only place I'll ever touch you
Is in my slumber;
Then so be it
Just to imagine the lingering
Of your fingertips against my skin is
Too much to resist
Again

I want you,
When our destinies finally meet,
To fall deep
Into sin and let yourself be complete
With contradicting innocence
And overdue kisses-
Soft and sweet

You've done it again, gone
And swept me off my feet
My heart's been pounding in my head
And I'm sure now
That I'd be dead
Without you

It's you- the Earth under my feet
And the wind beneath my wings
It's you- and the way you make me think-
Freer than before- It's
minds like yours that
I adore and live for

If we were to embrace
In reality, I'd be sure to
Never leave traces
If that's what you wanted from me
I'd do anything to ensure
The absence of future fallacies

I speak my poetry
Aloud to you, in hopes
You'll hear it many miles away from here
Even though you're far from me
Feelings flow
With the same fluidity

We are connected by invisible strings
Because every time
I hear our song
I feel your heart
Skip a beat and sing along

That's why I've been waiting
Here, patiently longing
For the day that I can
Stare into your ocean blues, fingers laced
And say to all the non-believers;
It's true

Someone like me deserves someone like you
I'll forever remember all we've been through
The way you keep me on my feet-
Even when I don't want you to
And all the different ways
I've ever said I Love You

"I've been awake for a while now"
She said, smiling
"I just couldn't leave bed without you"
His eyes softened

He brushed the hair out of her face
But his touch lingered
Worked his way down
To the small of her back

He smiled now, too
"How can I blame you?"

So he pulled her in close
For one last moment
Of morning snuggle warmth

One day, I'll remember
The poetry I read when I was young
And how it inspired words
Of long ago tomorrows

And one day, I'll remember
The songs we sang in so many yesterdays
The way we stayed up all hours
Wasting time with silly rhymes like these

And I'll remember the words we spoke
Barely uttered over candle light
The way it gave great insight
On how we'd percieved turbulant times

And I'll remember the wisdom we gathered
How we saw patterns change and falter
And how we deciphered the mysteries
Buried beneath early morning sunrise

But most of all, I'll remember
The way you smiled behind silent eyes
Even as you'd lean on me-
Wiping easy tears from your cheeks

I'll always remember
Your carefree melodies
How your high notes
Always filled up hearts and souls

I mean it when I say I could never forget my friend
Because pieces of you will always be beside me
Engraved into my mind, carefully
Etched by time