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So hard not to open
My eyes to the sky
I step quickly
From the shadows
Into the waning light,
My body feels heavy
But my heart feels light
Like out my chest it will break
Leave my carcass behind,
I'm writing again
Polished off the desk
Re inked my pen
The paper is crisp fresh,
There is a breeze
And the air feels new again,
Spring is bounding forth
Towards me and my mind
Is a reloaded gun
I'm going to take it easy
I'm going to take it slow
The setting sun
Behind me;
The coming night
Before me;
Wonder how many
Bullets I have left...
APAD13 - 053 © okpoet
Your heart
May be damaged,
But it's a good thing,
Think of it
As a glowstick
Your heart
Like the vial
Inside not broken
All the way,
But
Give it another snap,
And see it light up
Your heart
Will burn bright
And mend;
Sometimes
We need to feel pain
Before we can heal,
Sometimes
We need to fall apart
Before we can build
Ourselves up again,
Harder; better; faster
And stronger than before...
APAD13 - 052 © okpoet
You can burn all you please,
Decimate, obliterate;
But I won't even warm,
Already burning hot
From the inside out,
I was always here,
Made to handle your demons,
I cannot be fazed by the darkness,
Fire starter you may be;
But I'm flint for your kindle,
Fuel for your perseverance,
But once you are fully lit
You will never be put out,
And so I'll secede,
For all may stick like burs
But I'm no Velcro;
Volcano on an island;
You'll see my trail in the ashes
All around you fiery torch
And to who will you pass?
I will not know, but hope
That fortunate soul can handle your fire...
© okpoet
She's heard it all
Like extras at casting call,
She's drenched in flowers
And champagne showers,
You can hear the snaps of necks
The splashes off balcony decks,
The beating hearts
And crashing golf carts,
Whilst all she does is smile
While all the while
The stampede's drone
Can be felt jarring to the bone,
They all fall upon themselves
To be for this queen, kings of elves,
Lay a crown upon this jewel
But for those suitors she is no fool,
Because she's seen it all
Like every other weathered leaf in the fall,
She's a snowflake
The one who takes the cake,
But you can have her and eat it too,
Unless you can't be just as spectacular to her too...
© okpoet
You don't have to say hello,
Barely uttering
A threatening
Guttural bellow,
If that frown
Beneath your entitled crown
Is all you know,
The furrow
Of your brows
Could scare away crows,
Your lips uncurled
Just a straight dark line
Like your heart in a jar
Flat lining,
Dead and rotten
I dread to imagine
How you are
By yourself unfurled,
Shattered mirrors and tattered
Wallpaper all about scattered,
Stagnant water in clogged drains;
The decay alone
Could set the tone
For the saddest
And cruelest
Of Broadway shows,
If hell froze over I fear my dear
Your disdain
Would burn a hole
Right through to where I sat,
So if you don't, if you can't
Angle down your nose
And you've all but forgotten,
How to tip your metaphorical hat
And butter a more cheerful 'how are you?',
A nod; just a nod will have to do...
© okpoet
Morning skies
Streaked with feathered clouds,
My eyes open to the light
Free of the night shrouds,
I turn to the warmth next to me,
She is so beautiful;
She fills me with glee,
Her breathing soft;
I embrace her form,
Her skin so yielding to my touch,
Not of the norm,
I reminisce about those other days,
Id wake up alone, cold, in a daze,
Now the sunlight's rays I welcome,
I look forward to tomorrow,
And more days to come,
Had she an idea
Of what she means to my eyes,
Shed blackmail me,
Tease me, and tell me lies,
But as she wakes from her slumber,
I look into her eyes
As they open without a cumber,
I see the love, joy and admiration;
That she holds for me;
I would not dream of desertion,
Would there not be a body
To those eyes; her face;
I would not care
For nothing more but a trace,
Because with her eyes,
Those sky speckled spheres,
She embraces me; and loves me;
And douses all my fears;
I feel whole, a man;
With someone to love and protect,
She will not want,
She will not need, I will effect...
© okpoet
She thinks
To herself
"I look nice",
But it must be
Her mind
Is confused
And shocked
When it sees itself
All adjectives frozen;
This is me?
How is this possible?
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the most
Beautiful of them all?
And the mirror too
Is silent in awe,
Unable to answer
She's more than nice
How can she not know,
Blue skies
Through her
Eyes is like through
Windows an
Ocean front view,
Gorgeous she is
With a smile like
The white sands
Of Destin,
Her beauty wins
"Best in..."
APAD13 - 051 © okpoet
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