Standing at the helm
of a boat set adrift,
looking forward into the mist.
Hearing a voice,
sounding proud
No, I can’t turn around,
heart starting to pound,
knowing too well
who’s hand
touched this boat
who’s hand
set me afloat

From each day that dawns
and melts into dark
on this spinning ball
we all make our mark,
I give Thanks

For each day in my life
in which I ‘ve been blessed,
bones from my bones
and flesh of my flesh,
I give Thanks

For the journey I walk
in which I know not the path.
with all of its love
and all of its rath,
I give Thanks

From each day that dawns
and melts into dark
for family and friends,
inspiration that sparks,
I give Thanks

It starts with the eyes, slowly, as they roam over each detail of your being, the colors, the textures and the details mapping you into my memory. I want to feel you, taste you and listen to the sounds that utter from your glorious luscious mouth. Heady from breathing in your scent as it swirls around outside and inside of me, I shut my eyes with a moan and inhale again like the cravings of an addict making you a permanent part of me. If this moment never comes again I will forever hold it within me to cherish and remember.

Clinging through the night
Lost in pain we hold tight
Nightmares, broken promises
A hero and a nemesis
Through right and wrong
Whimpers set the song

Rising in the heat of it
Falling into screams
I want to drown in your eyes
And sink into my dreams

Strong as the sun
And the wind in a storm
Shivering, not cold
Just want to get warm
Right Now

Standing on the edge
Of where I could fly
Yet wanting to curl up
And just die
Right Now

A familiar place
Recognizing the pain
Vowing I will never
Be back here again
Right Now

Thought I was smart
Thought I had learned
Protected my heart
But here I returned
Right Now

Curled in the corner
Liked a scared injured creature
Life can be
Such a merciless teacher
Right Now

Tomorrow I will stand
And raise up my head
Take a jump off that edge
See how high I can fly
………….Just not, Right Now

Find me a corner of the world, she said
Where tears turn to streams
And the flowers it seems
Burst with laughter, the song of birds.
Where the sun shines bright
And beholding the sight
Of the wings on butterflies unfurl.

Find me a place to lay my head
Where the stars they twinkle at night
To hear the breeze blow, softly and low
And the full moon warm for light

Find me a corner of the world, she said
Where the fears of the day, wither and stay
Far away
From the dreams in my head

A small finger traces the outline of your body
Memorizing each bump on your skin
Eyes closing
Lost somewhere in only the touch of you
Smiling
Not allowing years of hidden yearnings
To gush and flow without control
A tear leaks from the corner of a grateful soul