She laid herself across the skyline
on a bed of old memories,
settled in the morning fog.

I'd like to live here.
I'd like to spend every afternoon,
wasted and wasting the daylight on
those stupid freckles and hotel bedsheets.

I'd like to live between your shoulder blades,
always graced with a twisted arm and
a heavy palm pressed against my back,
getting softer by the minute.

I'd like to live beneath your ribcage,
shouting hollow Om's at the vaulted ceilings
before I slip into your old t-shirt,
slip into your basement, and slip out of sight.

Dear friend, don't get up.

She keeps a heavy hand and an open promise:
sleep always on the horizon,
not ever at home.

When I come to end of days I must reflect back upon my life .
 It­ will be but one more chance to see your loving smile the way you­r eyes would carry me to a better place. 
For as I go this I shal­l no you were my whole life ,
 so this journey I must take will d­o so with a smile for I have
 lived a life that is full with peac­e hope and happyness a love that truely glowed,
 so don't sad my ­dearest light for you have made me whole.

Sickness beware,
I will be there,
Weakness watch out,
I'll be her crutch,
Sadness, oh you,
Can back away,
'Cause I'll keep her from your rain,
Anger, calm down,
I will stay my ground,
Fear, fear me,
dare not come near me,
Forget about failure,
Lose all the lies,
All you demons beware,
For her,
I'll be there.

Let me start off with an I love you
Because that’s what this is all about
Your love is so deep I want to shout
I want to scream and rid all of the doubt
You are my all
Without you I’m doomed to fall
Doomed to never truly be happy
Doomed to feel always this ******
Because you are my light
The strength to my fight
The wings to my flight
You are the my meaning for life
My friend, my love, and my wife
So please boo take a breath
Take it all in and let it out
Go ahead its fine to just pout
Its okay baby please just vent
Let’s just talk and explain what we meant
How we need one another
How we love each other
And how we want to be together forever
I know times are rough
So very very rough
But baby it will all be just fine
You can trust me baby I had a sign
I had a dream
A dream to good to seem
We lived together and all was good
Just like a fantasy, just like it should
It was as if I saw the future
And there we were so perfectly happy
Like a love story so very sappy
So please boo let me ease the pain
Let me lift the weight on those shoulders
Let me help you my beautiful soldier
Let me take you away
Away from pain and misery
Let me be you prince and show you my chivalry
I give you my word my love
I’ll always be here to give a shove
And together we will make it above
No obstacle will slow us down
No pain will make us frown
Because to you my princess I offer the crown
I take the solemn oath
I take your hand in marriage
Together we will ride that carriage
Cause I promise to make you my queen
That is what I truly mean.

Day by day
Night by night
Kiss by kiss
Touch by touch
Step by step
I fall in love
A love so vivid
So unique
So wild,
A passion so deep
A need so necessary
A want so strong
The universe would not handle
I love you today
I’ll love you tomorrow
I’ll love you forever

AC12/14/07

Didn't expect it,
Did you?
That the man,
That's yours,
Was hunting me,
Was hurting me.
Didn't expect me to,
Scream at your ignorance,
Pound my fists,
On your disbelief,
Cry for what,
Could have been,
Cry for what,
Could have,
Not been.
Didn't expect it,
Did you?
That you'd have to,
Protect me,
From him.
That you'd have to,
Protect me,
From you.

(This poem is dedicated to all victims of abuse)