I can’t divide
*** and love
They come combined
In my mind
How do you make me feel
so good in bed
Then I leave in tears
with the things you said
Your jealousy
and mixed up mind
Your insecurities
Keep you stuck behind

I crave your touch
to see your soul
Despite the manipulation
and control you hold
You’re no bad boy
But you’re bad for me
My spirt is lifted
When I’m away I’m free
The people around me
I ignored all this time
Who told me they’re proud
Support ups and downs
But nothing from you
Not a single word
No well done or how’d it go
No encouragement
So that’s how I know
You’re bad for me

If your values are material
You aren’t wired right
When status is your aim,
Likes are an empty game
You’ll never be fulfilled,
There’s no depth to be instilled
That heart doesn’t fill your cup
But I see it’s a momentary up
It soon fades away
Working on the next thing that you’ll (post) say

When your watch takes the place of your smile
And you let it dim the shine of your eyes
When the perception from others cripples your freedom
Image is nothing to believe in
Labels aren’t an achievement
Sadness and fear is transparently clear

I recognise you’ve worked hard for success
But what about passion and life beating through your chest?
I don’t care about the after party
Or the ‘everyone’ celebrity
It doesn’t impress me

I open your books of poetry
You close them tight on me
Afraid to show your trueness
It’s all I cared to see

Sometimes just the right words come
At just the right time.
Sometimes it takes a little pain
To realise the gain
Sometimes you forget your worth
And the kindness you deserve
Sometimes, as much as it’s your nature to nurture and to fix
You can’t offer light when you’re broken in to bits

You passed me at the station
We caught each other’s eye
Hugged and said hi

I was returning and you were heading home
There was damp in the air, autumn well and truly here

I asked how it went, I was leaving you a note
We walked up the street where darkness glares at street lamps as they shimmer on the ground

You told me of bad news as tears interrupted your words

I held you tight and pecked your cheek
Against a fence under the cover of an oak tree
It felt so right

You held me as your lips met mine
Delicate almost slow motion
Lips parted, reunited


You kissed a deeper kiss
Moving to a floor of green
Holding you as lips connect
In unison we lowered to the grass

Kisses came with want  
I pulled you in and felt your skin
Under your clothes
Rubbing my hands over your back

With the most beautiful sincere brown eyes that reveal more than they realise.
Connection.
Touching. Underneath clothes...
Warm oil drips on skin, glistening Candlelight, delicate, sensual...
Hands, bodies. Lips, skin...
It was all a dream

I pull the covers of tonight across our skin
A blanket of stars upstaged by your eyes
Every hair follicle awakened with the movement of your lips
Tenderness in gentle dream
The smell of the midsummer nights breeze
The palm of my hand to the warmth of your chest, I press
And leave the shooting-star for another
Who needs the hope of its wish

Every unique cloud formation that takes your eyes skyward and your imagination beyond

Every pink-orange fire-sky of tomorrows  promises that fires the pit of your tummy as glowing embers dance on your heart

Every poem and every feeling that stirs emotion and takes me to you
With melancholic lyrics and minor keys

Every grey day with droplets of rain distorting the view from the window
Enticing visceral vision where your eyes glisten