I wonder
if in the night
you search for me
like misplaced car keys
frantic to find me once more

The way the wind
       still clings to the leaves
             long after they've fallen

love is eternal
enduring all things

Depression was a trapped door. I fell unknowlingly, unwillingly, caught beneath its shadow. But you can only cage the light for but so long.

Rain folding
into the rose bud
our voices trailed
into one deep breath
a whispering moment

Eternity in a kiss

There was
no turning back
only the instinct to embrace
the kindred spark
between two spirits

That certain spell
of ancient magic
a touch that heals
all broken places
that thing called love

Eternity in a kiss

of a broken heart
like a piano out of tune
melancholy
the off key sound
of me without you

Fireflies
of sky
midnight
tempests
tempting
the mind
to find
escape
of darkest night
a place
of solace
peace
from chaos
soft lullaby
of dream

sure as the wind blows

one is persuaded to be

all in or nothing

either love me or leave me

but do not string me along

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The sky
filled with stars
your eyes
tell a million stories
each one
a reflection of
the beauty of
your soul

I will listen
as if I am the stars
& your voice is the wind

I'll hold you
as if you are the night
& my arms are the sky

Because I love you

he crept in
while she slept in
always the last
and the first thing
on her mind
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again and again

the odds are stacked against me

but all is not lost

hope is a well within me

that refuses to run dry

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To be
The wick
Consumed
By your flame
The waves
Crashing your shore
The love you crave
I am desirous
To be yours
Eternally

lonely
is something I am
accustomed to
not something I wish to be
but have learned to accept

Be careful with me
For I am soft as rain
sensitive to holding
especially when held
by human hands
hell bent on breaking
beautiful things

What is
a sliver of light
in darkest night?

to the lost
it is the way home
to the caged
it is the way out

always
it is hope

tops of trees
reaching for the moon
between your eyes
where your soul shines
is where I breathe

I took a dive

Cannon ball style

into the ocean of you

I was all in

from the beginning

not knowing

there was no depth

beyond the surface

no beauty skin deep


The mask was pretty

but the underneath was

purely a mirage of paradise

too good to be true

You were more jagged rock

than water

a knife through the heart

just a shallow pool

of empty promises


From this

I learned a hard lesson

Next time

Ill remember to dip my head

before my chest

test the waters first

before risking my heart

only to drown

in a dead sea

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lone walk home
the moon a shade of blue
I miss you

I like the dark
when you are here
there are no monsters
I can rest
in the firelight
of eyes that never tire
of burning for me
seeing me for me
I can drown
in the sound
of the silence
that speaks
in heartbeats
and gentle sighs
a sincere love
The yearning
to be found
is lost in the arms
of home
And all I know
and all I feel
assures me
with you
is where I belong