crowded pavement
a forest of coats and hats
cell phones sparkling

Walking on eggshells
For reasons I cannot guess
Have I betrayed you
Perhaps you don't care at all
You left me dismayed
Unable to understand
COMMUNICATION
Clear, honest and heart to heart
Is all I ever asked for
Instead I was shamed
And left hanging in the night
But I do love you
And yes, I am there for you
If you ever ask
But please just leave me alone
If all you want is a laugh

it is a sad truth
so many hide in bubbles
as they cross life's pond

inside a bottle
a spider spins his web
wind and rain outside

You gave me your love
i wrapped it within my heart
but now it was gone
and i wondered how it was
ripped out of me and stolen
without me even knowing
as i dropped down to my knees
hemorrhaging from my heart
no reason given

anger never solves
it only serves to deepen
misunderstanding

little grey moth
on the windowpane
seeking the moon

my urgent intent
is to seriously give
a good belly laugh

our universe is
the most beautiful woman
wearing a red shift
arms outstretched she pirouettes
with grace and wild abandon
full of light and life

she shines with beauty
like sunlight through beveled glass
igniting my heart

a dark silent night
stars ablaze in black velvet
a fireball arcs down

silly old gander
all puffed up and parading
with his store bought love

your education
has given you a certain
refined crudeness

the smile of a child
unblemished, unprejudiced
is a priceless gift

molasses thoughts
drifting down within me
eyes stuttering

an urban morning
garbage trucks and sirens
shake me from my sleep

so many wounded
hiding their deformity
they stagger along
ravaged by childhood abuse
lurching through lifetime's journey
from one crisis to the next
lonely and feeling unloved
angry and so full of fear
ashamed and in denial
unable to truly bond
with anyone else

it rained still Harder
distorting everything
through my window pane

so many shoulds
and so many coulds
not many ares

The cold wind of time
Blowing upon my pages
Hurrys me along

ghostly silver pools
gnarled and twisted silhouettes
moonlight on the path

with wild abandon
the flowers of the garden
spill over the verge
rich colours and sweet perfume
a dew covered paradise
full of  birds and butterflies
underneath the morning sun
by the empty house

Two wheels on pavement
Sun blazing down and blue skies
Pushing through the wind
Flowers, mountains, pretty girls
Making sure rubber side down

i cry in the night
with no one to share my grief
just the moon and stars
my tears stream down unnoticed
now that I have lost it all
and my past and my future
blur to distant horizons
and my life seems a mirage
yet somewhere deep inside me
there is a tiny glimmer
that refuses to be snuffed
defiant, ever hopeful
reaching for the sun

Yellow daffodils
Shaking and nodding their heads
Small dog with leg cocked

Dark monsters looming
Dogs barking, sirens wailing
"FLASH-CRACK!", thunderstorm

two lovers embrace
in the deep dark velvet night
neath a sea of stars

when i was a boy
adults seemed caricatures
they still often do

hammer strikes and sparks
jagged streaks spilling down
dark black anvil clouds

thin gray horizon
dull, dark, oozing riverside
a heron takes to wing

sweet sugar candy
your luscious deliciousness
that pleasures my tongue

Blue orb in gold flames
Glaring down with searing gaze
Upon our earthly grill

crossing the summit
snow sticking to the windshield
no sand, wheels slipping

mountains white and blue
trees full of bird song and buds
riding spanish banks