There are no sins in love
Only raindrops from the heavens above
They’re like teardrops trickling down from my eyes
In the changing of blue to gray skies
And despite the bad weather
We’re two birds of a feather
With a love that just won’t be denied

Time, it is fleeting
Like dust in the wind
The old must be over
For the new to begin
A gentle reminder
Of another life lived
We rotate our memories
As the world spins
We reach for the stars
Some fall short, but aspire
To live out our dreams
And quench our desires
And we do so with vigor
Full of life, full of hope
Before time expires
At the end of our rope
The circle of life
In the grandest of scales
As some reach acceptance
Where others might fail

When I tell you I love you, it is not out of habit
Nothing could be further from truth
I say that I love you, that I’m thinking of you
And I’ll scream so from the top of the roof
You’re my desire, my evil empire
And you shine like the diamond of sin
I thirst for your heed, in my time of need
And your power to heal from within
I long for your touch, an inkling of trust
That allows me to orbit your space
I’d forego my spirit, completely coherent
And I wouldn’t dare call it a waste
You’re my moon and my stars, my wounds and my scars
And I’ve fallen for you head over heels
So that when I say that I love you, That I’m thinking of you
Know that I’ll take it to the court of appeals

Poetry is the calmness when the moments too bright
It’s the sound that you hear, just as you take flight  
It’s the spark to the flame that seems to ignite
The warmth of the fire on a cold winters night  
Poetry is beauty in the clouds and the skies
The answer to questions and all reasons why
It’s the soft of a feather, the twinkle in eyes
And the lifting of spirits when it comes time to rise
Poetry is sadness we need to express
The voicing of anger so that we don’t digress
It’s the shifting of patterns that changes the mood
And the seeking of happiness and how it’s pursued

I’m an echo in the distance
A dim and fading light
I’m a door without an opening
Standing tall, afraid of heights
The walls stay closed around me
I hold the key to my own cell
I blew out my only candle
Then fell down the wishing well
I’m an earthquake without a rumble
A tornado with no spin
A volcano without lava
No blue ribbon for my win
When I hear a distant holler
I take cover in self doubt
Your lips move, yet you’re silent
Whether you whisper or you shout
I stay cozy in my circle
In the comfort of my pain
I know you’re here to help me
Like sunshine drys the rain
But you cannot reach the reachless
You cannot break the chains
You can only pick up the pieces
Of whatever still remains

My words are my shield
As the pen that I wield
Protects me and frees me of pain
All at once they’re combined
From my heart and my mind
And they keep me from going insane
My words are my force
That unbolts the course
That restrains and prevents how I thrive
They’re weapons unleashed
From my internal beast
That remind me that I’m still alive
And when I am through
And I’ve spoken my truth
You’ll know that what I say is real
My word is my bond
From here to beyond
That cuts through hot butter like steel

When the words from my lips can’t be contained or controlled
And the yearn of my body
Can combust or explode
There’s three little words that I want you to know
That are deep in my heart, and are felt in my soul
When a stare or caress
Does no justice or fails
To express my condition
In the minor details
Just three little words can describe or express
What I know in my mind, and I can feel in my chest
These are the words that I say unto thee
I love you, I love you, could you love me?