What will bring
Us together
If not a hook
And a fishing rod?
What will keep
Us together
If not duct tape
And krazy glue?
But the line
I cast long ago
Remains slack
Not long enough
And the bait
Long ago lost,
The cap
On the glue bottle's stuck
Won't open
And the duct tape
Has lost all it's strength,
So I walk
And wander
Then I sit
And wonder
How shall I try
To reel her in again
How shall I proceed
To keep our hearts
Bound together
So that no distance
Will fade us
From each other's minds
So our love
Will make the oceans
Seem but a teacup
Between us...
APAD13 - 068 © okpoet

My heart is bigger
Than your little jigger
Attempts to hurt me,
You'll die; waiting to see,
The effects of your conniving
Ways, ask whose driving,
If giving pain is your thrill
My love is krill
Vast and limitless
Forgiving endless,
Try and try again
A man amongst men
I'm adept and strong
Can do me no wrong,
Yes, I'll weep for you
I'm still human too,
But I'll squeeze you out
Through the last tear; have no doubt,
It won't be me who'll avenge
I have no room for revenge,
You'll suffer at your own hand
Your very own special hell, name brand...
© okpoet

I served
My heart's feelings
Hors d'oeuvres
Upon a platter
And she sampled
Until it was all gone,
And I thought
That was
The end of that,
But she
Wanted more
Filet mignon and caviar
Vintage wines and cheeses,
And I
Couldn't didn't want to provide
All that she aspired to,
So she walked out
And I
Made more
Hors d'oeuvres
For the next
But they can't see
That these feelings
I serve to one and all,
Are just what I yearn
For myself;
And I do not
Wish to indulge them
Without equal measure
In return,
This taste of excellence
Gateway to Nirvana...
APAD13 - 067 © okpoet

The anticipation is there
Heavy thick like a warm blanket
Like humidity, condensation in a window
I'm earnest waiting for her
Anticipating that moment
The block letters will light up
New email has arrived,
And even though
It's only a few words
I know, my mind will
Break them down
Like a kitten with a ball
Of yarn, unraveling
What she said
And didn't say,
Punctuation,
I can hear her voice
Uttering those letters,
So vividly I can see her
For a moment though brief
She is real so real so very real
A hologram couldn't do better,
For a brief spell I am enchanted
And when nothing happens
I am shattered lost waiting
For that stick to be tossed again...
© okpoet

I wish I was simple
My words just single syllables
My ideas basic cable
My thoughts ripples in a puddle,
I wish there was no complexity
To my desires
No high stakes to my risks,
No fine print to my joy,
I wish I had known you
Under easy circumstances
Convenient even,
I wish that there was
No long story to tell,
No book with index
To this fairy tale,
I wished that it would
Have truly been simple
Like I said it could and should be,
I wished I hadn't seen
The galaxies in your eyes,
Hadn't heard the symphonies
From your lips,
Hadn't felt the depths
Of want as I held your hand,
I wished I didn't wonder
I wished I didn't care,
But definitely certainly truly
I didn't wish I hadn't met you
And gotten so close to the sun,
I just wish I could stop wishing...
© okpoet

I buried you
In a shallow grave,
Not that I wouldn't
Dig any deeper,
But I held some hope
Above all else,
I didn't want to let go,
It couldn't
Just couldn't end this way,
And here you come
Resurrected
And I can barely
Contain my heart,
After so long
Having let go,
Rendered you
To an imaginary place,
A unicorn you were
To always remain,
Legend, myth,
Fire camp story
Over a fire reborn
Phoenix,
Oh how you do tease,
But I will let my curiosity wane,
No one died and no one will...
© okpoet

I gave her
My mind
To fill
I gave her
My heart
To drain,
I gave her
My love
To take take take,
And she took took took,
It was an
All she could take
Buffet
And I let her
As I gave gave gave
Never questioning
Never expecting
Never tabulating
A bill,
Even if she'll never
Ask for the check,
I'll never kick her out
I'll let her
Have her fill
Over and over
Maybe maybe
She'll find it all
Too delicious
And she'll sit there
Comatose
Never finishing her dessert
And she'll never walk out...
APAD13 - 066 © okpoet