They                                                             ­                     They
   say  that  the  eyes                                  say  that  the  eyes
    are                the soul                         are                the soul
        windows to                                          windows to

A vessel for water
hardened soil      
ceramic broken  
forever spoiled.  

But gather with care,
these grounded bits,
and paint upon them
as a soul canvas

Eyes are the windows to the soul
You can see where someone has been
How much they have seen
How many times they've been hurt
What they long for

Soul
Alive, astir
Gliding, enshroud, obscure
Awaken my tormented soul
Nomad

Once in awhile, right in the
middle of ordinary life, love
gives us a Fairy Tale because
true love has a habit of coming
back and because true love is
not something you go out and
look for, true love finds you
and when it does, ready or not,
it'll be the best thing to ever
happen to you.

She said to me, "forgive me for
being a dreamer and I took her
hand and replied, "forgive me
for not finding you again sooner
and being there to dream with
you and to help you make those
dreams come true.

Everything comes to you at the
right moment so just be patient
knowing that there is no path to
happiness: happiness is the path
and when it is time for two souls
to meet again, there's nothing on
earth that can prevent them from
meeting, no matter where each
may be located.

Souls that belong to each other
will always find their way back
together and everything will
come to you at the right moment
so there is no reason to rush,
because if something is meant
to be, it will happen at the
right time with the right person
for the right reason and know
that in the end love is composed
of a single soul inhabiting two
bodies.
                                               Jon York   2018

It's okay to cry.
Cry a river if you have to.
Cry if it helps you to breathe again.

love me once,
leave me twice,
the first
i let it go.
school and friends,
compromise,
you told me
"don't do so."

love me once,
leave me twice,
i knew you,
all too well.
promised words;
a broken heart,
down the hole
i fell.

love me once,
leave me twice,
you left me
all alone.
with lack of warmth
and happiness,
without you
was not home.