i kissed you
and tasted the light of the stars
& the apricot dawn all at once.
your lips had something wild in them
as if you were birthed,
from lightning itself
as if the sea had strung you together
from her most precious pearls.

I will stand with you
Until my feet shed the blood
That pours from my heart

Kindness
was a house.

Knitted by
knowing you.

It was made
of sticky notes.

Encouragement
aching for actions.

Friendship
is the fuel.

Hearts only
in its windows.

Looks didn’t
really matter.

A firm foundation
invisible.

Gates of wisdom
walk to it.

Depression
laughed at it.

Gossip galloped
away from it.

The golden rule
knew better.

Easy take and easy give,
Hard to lose and hard to live.
Let it be and let it go,
Only then true colors show.
Falseness then is brought to light,
Giving life to freedom’s fight.
Breath of life on frosty tongues,
Filling up the empty lungs.
Eyes open wide that do not see,
A heart that beats to be set free.
Open hands and open minds,
There the truth they will find.
Hearts that love and hearts that give,
That’s the way to truly live.