sleepless nights
tumescent, crystal blue eyes
with a tang of radiance
as the sun soars into the clouds
scintillantly

the luminescence
of the sun
provides a finite vigor
to the heart
of the broken

scintillantly
as the sun soars into the clouds
with a tang of radiance
tumescent, crystal blue eyes
reach sleep

the inglorious expression
rests upon my face
as I hear your footsteps
calling my name

and your heart
yearning for the warm touch
of my yielding
white
hands

each and every
rose petal
is a dove...

scarlet leaflets
that resemble
a heart
when it first reconciled
with love.

a merciful breeze
which opens the eyes of the dove
so that it sees
love is not love,
it is an affliction
caused by another person's existence


yet love is radiant
as its rays
leave hearts patulous
and expecting more from the vast galaxies,
not the tumult of a fragile rose petal

each and every
rose petal
is a dove
leaking compassion
for those who aren't compatible
with the world's ego

my heart has been broken about as many times as the tides have changed,

as many times as the sun has sunken into the valleys and ascended into the stars as a half crescent moon.

the riptide
crawls up
my spine
just as I begin
to free myself from
its arms of
injustice
and
heart of
deviation


I just
want
a simple moment of
clarity...
a moment where I can
breathe
and
descry
a ceiling imbued with
voluminous clouds
and serene
blue.