The truth is bitter
but you taste so sweet.
I held and soothed you
as I got you deep...slow
kissing into a meek
surrender.

You bring me to my knees
with just the sound of
your voice and in your
presence I melt into your hands,
you feeling the deep rumble
of  my voice as  it  coos
and comforts you.

I  feel you in  my  whole
body  and  every  inch
of my skin.

You melted into me when
I  held  you....so  why  do
your demons hurt me so?
                                                                                Jon York   2021

I know that you are beautiful  when
you  lose  yourself  on  the beach, in
the sand. You were so gentle when I
held you, so many years ago, when
we were so very  young and in love,
a feeling so good, nothing  could be
wrong.

You were beautiful even as a demon
ripping into me to eat my heart, you're
baby blues made it all better. I drowned
in my love for you from the start.

We  burned  brighter  than  any other
lover I knew and you stole pieces of me
I'll never get back.

I left part of my soul locked  in  a  
cell with  your  sanity and they'll  dance  
forever  as we fade from this earth in
this lifetime.

Remember  me,  beautiful  devil...
You will always be my broken angel,
my body is here but my heart is with you,
aching for just one more taste.
                                                          ­                                   Jon York   2021

I am without her and
seemingly uninspired in these
withering times, escaping through
     all my falsehoods
I remain in my quiet shadows.

    Hiding away from all that
      is seen and smothered
   in my wanton dreams of her
   kisses and being with her.

   Not to die in my depression
  but to listen to my inner voice
       of strength and truth
I wait for her to hold me again.

Tucked away inside a strength
      secure in this world of
whispering dreams I turn away
       from all the fears held
         captive free of will
finding my peace in memories
                    of her.
                                                            ­                              Jon York     2021

You  are  what  you  do,   not
what  you  say  you'll  do. Don't
talk, act. Don't say, show. Don't
promise,  prove.

When things change inside  you,
things change around you. Your
direction is more important than
your speed.

If you start now, you'll begin seeing
results one day earlier than if you
start tomorrow.

Trust  the  timing of your life. There
is  no "RIGHT TIME",  there  is  just
time & what you choose to do with it.

Be a warrior, not a worrier, never
give up, because great things take
time and don't be afraid to fail,
be afraid not to try and remember,
if you want it, you must work
for it.

And remember where you started.
Sometimes you just have to create
your own sunshine.                                                        ­   Jon York  2021

No one gets out of here
alive, fear does not stop
death, it stops life,  so  
FOCUS --- Follow  
                   One
                   Course
                   Until
                   Success
Keep  your energy focused
on your goals and dreams.

Ignore  the  noise  that
seems to be going on all
around you and stop
treating yourself like an
after thought.

You can't change the past.
You can't predict the future.
So live in the moment. The
best way to predict the
future is to create it.

Say the truth that you're
carrying in your heart like
hidden treasure. Be silly,  
be kind, be weird. There's
no time for anything else.                                              Jon York   2021

Would it matter,
if I told you,
         I still love you,
         I still need you,

I still look for you -----
         even as the shadows
                    climb the hills
and the new moon
                    hears the howls
                    of distant dogs
somewhere down this
             lonely Kansas road,
where the wind blows songs
        through the green pine
and the memories of you
                    still haven't left
                                my mind.

No, it would't matter one
               bit ,not in the least.

That's just the way it is.
                                                             ­                 Jon York   2021

Aging is an extraordinary process
              where you become the
            person  you  always  should
                        ­  have been.

              A satisfied life is better
         than a successful life.  Because
OUR SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY OTHERS
      but our satisfaction is measured
          by our own soul, mind
                  and heart.

    The greatest prison people live
in is  fear of what  other people  think.
   Everything we hear is an opinion,
                        not a fact.
   Everything we see is a perspective,
                        not the truth.

      People don't want to hear the truth
            because they don't want
           their  illusions  destroyed.
                                    ­                                                  Jon York   2021