Some people say,
"I wish you were
taller"
Some people say,
"I wish your nose was a
bit bigger."
Some people say,
"I wish your lips were
smaller"
Some people say,
"I wish you were more
creative"
Some people say,
"I wish you were more
Intelligent"


But I say,
"Your Imperfection is also a
perfection for me"

ribbons of rain
curtain across the pond

in a chorus of stones
touch tapping the surface

unspooling in ribs of circles
within the trees

time collects in rings
roots seek the deepest mysteries

at the water’s edge
a heron

that ever seeing eye
stands searching for the shadows of fish

in a flash
its beak trades life for life


empty yourself         of this world
empty yourself         into this world


you will be                warmed & welcomed
you will be                feathered lightly along

When your voice
Escaped the clutches of the night
I held on tight
In vain

Your eyes that hid under the curls
They've become traces of you

To a girl I once knew
You're only a memory away

They say when loneliness eats away at the heart,
Demons let themselves in,
They'll break you apart,
Then send you to your coffin.

I try to resist them, I know I have to,
I don't want to accept the Devil's wager,
But it's difficult, when people hurt you,
They use you, tear you up, and they crush you and throw you away like a piece of paper.

There's no where to go,
No helping hand at offer,
All I have, is a silent voice I hear when the wind blows,
"Endure a while longer, I promise I'll make you burn brighter than the summer".