How can this be?
You shone like a sun;
The glow was warm,
Inviting and welcoming;
I saw the good in you,
Couldn't be convinced;
Otherwise of your charm,
Reflective personality;
But then I found out,
The truth of your allure;
At the end of the tunnel,
Darkness enveloped;
Black was your soul,
A body without a heart;
Couldn't believe it was,
Possible; for such beauty;
To be so evil and immoral,
Spoiling from the inside;
Too good to be true,
Never rang truer;
But the disappointment,
Was all mine because I believed... in you.
© okpoet

It's there;
Around the bend,
In the air; around the corner;
Night and day,
This country or yours;
From family to strangers,
It's here;
You can't be naive,
Deny that it can happen;
To the happy and the rude,
It does not discriminate;
Build yourself up,
Impervious to it's effect;
Be a train and don't derail,
No reason to stop and ponder;
Why or how,
Always expect it;
And you'll never be mad,
Never give it a second thought;
For it is a fact of life,
Rejection; if it happens;
Just keep on walking...
© okpoet

It's always a nice day;
To have a nice day,
When even the worst;
Can't make you frown,
You are set on your course;
No storm can rain,
On your parade;
Specially when it's just begun,
Out of every moment;
You expectorate fun,
Make it all yours;
Because it's all about you,
No worries not a care;
Even if you were chased,
By a hungry scary bear;
You'd run and jump,
Laughing all the while;
Because there are rainbows,
Everywhere you look;
And even in the darkest corners,
There is sunshine;
Smile; it's a nice day...
© okpoet

To be clear;
Once you were not real;
But my God had you created from my illusion;
What I desired but never experienced,
My thoughts were for you
Whom I did not know; a ghost;
I knew what I wanted; needed;
And you were there at every turn,
I knew that a kindred heart was beating somewhere;
As pure as my innocence;
That she would be all that was good in the world,
I felt your presence often
Waking me from deep slumber unnerving;
I would daydream of you so serene
And my heart and time would stand still,
With a beauty that shone through the skin from your soul;
And I thought be it heaven or hell;
I would walk the greatest depths;
The endless breadths;
No one would stand in my way;
I would lay waste to all humankind,
But to stand at your side;
And I died each time I awoke
Not finding you there;
And I asked myself how many others
Had tried and failed to seek you out,
But I would not stop;
My heart knew you were close;
Alone waiting for someone;
To rise up from the ashes of your annihilation
Of all those that knew not your worth,
At last I have found you;
I am here to end your wait;
To vindicate my search...
© okpoet

I live my life in fast forward;
Only pausing when I sleep,
I broke the button for record;
So I could press play and never rewind,
Because it's all live and unscripted;
I'm sponsored by those that hate,
Those who pay to see me fall;
But they never see a return on,
Their "sure thing" investment;
For I never trip, never hesitate,
There are no commercials in this race;
The show always must go on,
And when the footage gets rough;
I simply improvise,
With me it's always reel;
No green screen in my truth,
The weather channel is always nice;
Because I never listen to the forecast,
I make my own sunshine;
And even when it's cloudy,
I'm always down
For the drive-in theater;
So if you're ever in my town,
Come see the show; my life;
Yours may be on TiVo;
But mine's candid raw...
© okpoet

I saw her once I remember;
On the back of a milk carton one December,
Eyes like saucers filled with innocence;
I wondered who was crying over her absence,
It angered me to think who would steal her away;
From her home; her life; her routine of everyday,
Who would steal this child from her parents arms;
Deprive them of her bright little smile her charms,
And I kept on pondering and thinking;
My thoughts kept getting darker and sinking,
Deep into a dark dark corner of my mind;
A vengeful place fueled by hate raging blind,
But then I looked again at her angelic face;
And I thought that for a minute I could erase,
Those hateful feelings; for they wouldn't bring;
Her back to her loves ones under their wing,
Away from whatever place she was now;
So I told myself that someway somehow,
This beautiful child would not stay lost;
And I prayed that at whatever cost,
This milk carton soul would soon be found;
And her captors be impaled into the ground...
© okpoet

When you no longer need me;
Don't forget I still need you,
When you no longer think of me;
I won't stop remembering you,
When you no longer remember my name;
I'll still have yours engraved in my heart,
And although we may have met for a reason;
And you may have just needed me for a season,
Called for me wherever whenever,
You'll stay in my mind forever;
So even if I can no longer shine a light,
Or make your gloomy days bright;
Your memory will remain,
And though to cry I refrain;
Such has been my impression of you,
Within my nights and skies blue;
There you will be ever so still,
When I close my eyes and see them fill;
With the image of your smile,
That'll be with me mile after mile;
From you I'll never be free,
So just don't forget me...
© okpoet

Te necesito,
Después
De cada suspiro;
Que me regreses
El aire,
Después
De cada amanecer;
Que me regreses
Mi alma,
Después
De cada encuentro;
Que me regreses
Mi corazón,
Pero a pesar
Que después;
De cada exhalo
De cada mañana
De cada despedida
Que te vas como quieta ladrona,
Que te robas todo mío,
Sin dejarme nada tuyo
Más que un leve perfume
De tu presencia,
La firma de tu calor
Como un roce
Con un calentón encendido,
Tus labios imprimidos
Sobre mí y las copas de champaña,
A pesar de todo eso
Sonrió todavía,
Porque se,
Que si te robas
Todo eso de mí,
Es porqué,
Volverás a mí,
A robarme otra vez....
APAD13 002 - © okpoet

Last year's

Tears

Followed me into this year

Still here

As if after 365 days

Would mean a new phase,

When it's all the same time line

The same life yolo right? nine

For the cats who I envy,

My heart on no calendar can be

For it understands not time,

Just love,

When there is none

Time is glacial sublime,

When it's present like a glove,

It's camera flash after flash and gone,

Before I can even register

Like skipping the steps

And sliding down a banister,

But I still feel it in my insteps,

I know it wasn't a dream,

And so; I cry as I silently scream,

Cursing those joyous around me

Filled with New Year's glee...

APAD13 001 - © okpoet

I no longer have a mission,
A patient without a condition;
My objective has been cancelled;
A river whose waters have been quelled;
I'm a traveler without a map,
An MC at the mike without a rap,
An engineer without a blueprint;
A runner who cannot sprint;
But at least I'm a picketer with persistence,
Living through others my existence;
I am here listlessly awaiting,
Her arrival time obliterating;
But she just left not hours ago,
So what I'll do I don't know;
Sift through tasks unscheduled,
Tend my garden find weeds un-pulled;
Take out the trash, wash the dishes,
Play magic eight ball and make a list of wishes;
Without her I run circles round and round,
A puppy without a collar tag waiting at the pound;
Till she comes again; leash in hand,
To lead me; like a lost sailor to land...
© okpoet

She flows
She trickles
She is a stream

She glides
She whispers
She is a dream

She sings
She dances
She rocks

She is super
I can only say
She is duper

She smiles
And the sky lights up
She is a gleam

She laughs
And the room echoes
She is a symphony

She is so much
In a package so little
She is a gift

She is life
She is beauty
She is love...
© okpoet

She teases as she plays smooth as hot-
Butter in a pan working with what she's got,
No less the sizzle when she chills;
Even without the bells whistles and frills,
She's still more than you can handle;
Hot hot hotter she burns like a candle,
Yankee long the wick never will the flame go-
Out in the darkness she lights the way,
Never letting you get lost go astray;
And if you do she'll bring you back never forego,
You before any other as long as you never-
Do her wrong, sing along with her forever,
Because she is so much more than what you see;
You must feel what's beneath it all the smiles and be,
Straightforward, and you'll get to know her;
Innermost thoughts, watch her jump tumble and were-
It not for fun still splash into your world not a clash,
Just full of life filling with smiles and just a dash;
Of glitter amongst the scattering of your ideas,
Which she'll bring a different perception to, free as-
The morning mist come from the mountain tops,
As she laughs running, for she never sleeps never stops...
© okpoet

You'll come with me
Won't you?
You'll stay by me
Won't you?
Here have my heart
Keep it safe for me,
Won't you?
Can I have yours too?
Oh, I see;
You don't have it
Anymore,
Well, you can still
Keep mine;
That way you'll
Always remember me,
Wont you?
I'll just go on ahead
And keep climbing
Heading into
The unknown
All alone;
With only
Your memories
To keep me
Company,
Call me
When you get
Your heart back;
Wont you?
My hollowed chest
Won't hold
Any other heart
But yours...
© okpoet

You've left me a good feeling
Like from a high I'm reeling
I'm leaning back
No longer out of whack,
Got the notes in my pocket
Like that picture in your locket,
Telling me where I'm headed
Like a map in my head embedded,
Fate is a funny thing
You never know what it'll bring
Round the corner
Like another's country's foreigner,
We'll see what lies ahead
For now I'll continue to break bread
As I wander heart in hand
To a promised land
Hoping to find my one true calling
As I hold on to my faith to keep from falling
Into darkness and despair
As I part my hair
I'll smile at my reflection
Heading out into an unknown direction...
© okpoet

She glides up the staircase
Such a sight to see; angel face
Like she's stepping up to the heavens
The clouds seem to part but it's just the curtains
To welcome her, graceful being
I wish all could see what I'm seeing
The thoughts she elicits
Wondrous, inquisitive, illicit
She keeps me guessing daydreaming
*******, distressing, caressing
Her skin smooth like a polished oak banister
With a body curvaceous spiraling
As her hand travels my heart stops sinister
I feel out of breath lungs failing
She keeps coming step after step
I hear the click of her heels, hep
Hep, hep-- but I haven't said a word
This hiccup betrays me; how absurd
Would I feel if she looks my way
And all I can muster is a shy "hey"
Look away quickly
Run run swiftly
But no I'm still here
She smiles; does she know? I fear
That she's aware I've been staring
Dumbfounded I collect my bearing
I snap to attention as she speaks
I feel the burn leave my cheeks...
© okpoet

I can’t sleep
The time ticks
My mind is racing

I can’t make a peep
Headphones on playing Hendrix
I can’t stop pacing

I hear a knock
I open the door
There is no one there

I close and lock
I’m cold to the core
I’m losing my hair

I can’t rest
I can’t stop
I’ve got 3 more hours

Until the day's quest
When I can skip and hop
While I pick some flowers

And I will see her
My sunrise
In the morning

It’s cold; brrrr
To sleep would be wise
But I know I’ll be tossing and turning…
© okpoet

The record is
Skipping
Ripping
Tearing
Wearing out
My tattered heart,
Playing the tune
I've hollowed out
Of my ears,
Bleeding deaf
From the pain
I've sought
To relieve,
A silent buzz
Has settled in,
Screams in
The echoes;
They repeat
My sorrow
Over and over,
This track
On a loop
That will never
Break my fall,
For her
Love is the artist
And life is the DJ,
Remix my fears
Into an empty
Dance floor,
Sober I am
Alone
And I cannot
Turn off
The Disco lights...
© okpoet

She says nice
But I know better;
Like ice sculptors
I shape words
Out of the rough
Like out of the blue
From me to her;
Watch it all
Take form
Right before
Her very eyes;
Like sandcastles
And graffiti murals,
But unlike those,
My art will never melt,
Will never fade,
Will never get washed
Away with the next tide
If this was a pen
It would glide on paper
Smooth like
The curves on her...

With a simplicity,
Like evening tea;
Her beauty radiates,
From her eyes it emanates;
Subtly entrancing,
Like fireflies dancing;
In the dusk light,
Those curves tight;
Would cause many to swerve,
But few would have the nerve;
To approach her daring,
Just from a distance staring;
Not knowing how to say,
With but a simple "hey"
Have but for a moment her attention,
Indulge in sweet temptation;
Bask in the presence of her this woman,
A fine specimen of a human;
She takes your breath away,
Like the light of the sun's first ray...

She is not real
On some bottle I broke the seal
Imbibed all it's contents
And now I'm pouring all my sentiments
Out onto the sidewalk
Can't hardly walk
The pavement is cool
Refreshing to this fool
I yell out her name
This is not Yatzee a game
I'm crawling and mumbling
As I try to stand; I'm tumbling
I can't make heads or tails
Of this pain sharp as nails
In the depths of my heart
I'm aching and falling apart
These feelings are worse
Than being trampled by a horse
Is it obsession or love?
I plead to the heavens above
To send her back to me
To return things to how they used to be
But that won't happen
I can't wipe it all away with a napkin
But maybe I know a way
To make it through the next day
I'll just simply tell myself a lie
Why I didn't get to say goodbye
This truth I will never reveal
She was not real...
© okpoet

I caught a falling star
She's riding in my car,
Passenger in my travels;
She's guiding me as life unravels
The truth of my destiny,
A life I would not accept to be
Just like any other,
Never had a brother
In arms; so she's filling in
All the holes I've fallen and been,
Trying to find my way
She's always got the words to say
At the right time,
Even without a dollar or a dime
In my pocket,
Though I was off like a rocket
She's brought me down
To earth not letting me drown
In my sorrows and regrets
She's the only one that gets
Me; and I reciprocate that feeling
Every time she comes around I'm beaming,
Bounce in my every step
She's my caffeine giving me pep,
I've made her my shooting star
I just know together we'll go far...
© okpoet

Beat; beat
Mix; spin
Spin; Mix
Rinse
And Repeat,
Feel the beat
Pulse
And the heat,
Bodies moving
Grooving,
Measure
The tempo,
Sample the rhythm,
Let it seep
Into you,
Let it sweat
Out your pores,
DJ hold it steady
The music
Thumping
Out the speakers,
Soldier to the beat,
Lay waste
To the dance floor...
© okpoet

Beauty decomposing,
Like Mozart unraveling;
A symphony from his grave,
She no longer would behave;
Slowly she rotted,
Her I's no longer dotted;
No more makeup,
Hair tied in a knot was her dressed up;
She stunk like a corpse,
Driven to the end of her ropes;
Because not even an overdose,
Would make her come alive a dead rose;
She'd been mistreated,
Her will to survive depleted;
She no longer held her composure,
Her life needed no closure;
She was broken down,
Wore on her face a constant frown;
No more a bright light,
This beauty caused fright;
From the inside out,
She was barren a drought;
No longer could she be saved,
All roads that led to her had been unpaved;
Beauty she was no more,
Just a long ago told fairy tale lore...
© okpoet

You're a mad rapper
I'm a mad hatter
Ideas in my head always bleeding
So lyrics you won't be needing
You spit them
I write them
You rap them
I rhyme them
Lines we be exchanging
Like I'd be interchanging
The lanes fast on the freeway
Paving the roads leading away
From the ghetto
Like Pinocchio was to Geppetto
We be each others woodwork
Combined we be the spork
Together in our minds
Like buns on girls behinds
We ain't getting lost
Whatever the cost
We'll stay in the light
Never fly stay and fight
Cause we be the illest
Cough Cough we infect the rest
Wanting to be part of the fuss
They try and copy 'r' us
But they will never ever
Be as swift or as clever...
© okpoet

She fell from the skies
Couldn't keep floating on the lies
Pretending to be
What everyone wanted to see
An angel with papier-mâché wings
She was a Lamborghini riddled with dings
But to all she was a hottie
Driving around in a stolen Bugatti
Saying all the right things in your ear
If she couldn't have her way shed a tear
All those around her wanted
To give her all she desired undaunted
None the wiser
The next burst from this geyser
Could obliterate them all
It seemed she would never fall
From the clouds she rode
Even as her halo no longer glowed
Because all were blind
None the secret could find
But all this caught up to her
Only so much could be hidden
Behind the sheer gossamer
Of their eyes a veil eaten away by lichen
Truth be told she was still a breath taker
But the joy ride was over for this faker...
© okpoet

If you're sleeping
I hope you're dreaming,
If you're dreaming
I hope it's about me,
Because I do dream of you
Even if it makes me blue,
True you make me smile
But it's been awhile,
Since the last time
I saw you feels like a lifetime,
Yes I know it was yesterday
But I can't wait another day,
If you feel the same way I do
I hope you can't wait either,
If you can't wait neither
I hope this night
Passes like a kite,
As I hold the string
I hope it will bring
Me close to you,
As I float
Like a boat
Across your dreams
Sailing fast it seems;
Soon light will break
Oh, for goodness sake,
Go away moon;
I hope to see you soon...
© okpoet

Whittle me this
Stick I toss
Across the thick
Of fields
Plains in my mind
Vast and wide
No ending near
As I can see
Where the thoughts
Run free
Like deer
Stags I hunt
Come close
To me
I can almost
Touch
If I reach out
And just grab
But I can’t
Hold on
To them
I’ve lost
The reigns
They’re
Out
Of my hands,
I sit back jumbled
Mess
A jigsaw
With no edges
I’m a stones
Throw away
From insanity
But this
Is not
A plea…
© okpoet

I hope she gets there,
Wherever she's going,
However far; however high,
Always off running; I know she'll fly,
Can no longer be her wingman,
I've got to land and nurse this tan,
Burning I was so close to the sun,
Might as well have had a gun
To my head ready to blow
Away my brain red in the snow,
I didn't want to see the truth,
Even as she pulled each tooth
Told me it was nothing
And I believed everything
Even as I questioned it all
So this house of cards will fall,
Because I was delusional and willing
To follow her thinking it a good feeling;
But who am I to love or need;
I've never wanted, never paid heed
To any pretty face around me
All failing to be anything I should see
Instead just going with my flow
And her splendor? Just mop n glow
Blinding yes; but not glue
Therefore one IS better than two,
This road has diverged; split and ended;
While it lasted; knowing her was splendid...
© okpoet

The wheels are turning
Rubber burning,
The lines are blending into one
Night is slipping into the sun,
Been driving on the highway
All through the dark lost my way,
My GPS is broken
Fido has just awoken,
We're going nowhere
But I really don't care,
At least we're far
Tuned-up my car,
For the long trip
Shift **** in my grip;
Feel the engine rumble
Change the station static jumble;
Blaring I find the perfect song
It won't be long
Before I'll need to fill my tank
My lucky stars I've go to thank,
I'm heading down this trail
Looking for my holy grail,
Left behind a world of pretension
Seeking to blaze my own constellation,
As long as I've got with me my best friend
I'll never hit a dead end...
© okpoet

Quick find me an apple
And shove it in my eye;
I'm pathetic like facts under Snapple
Caps twist off as I cry,
My arms my legs
And anything you want
You took my heart and even kegs
Of *** cannot un-haunt
The void left behind;
Not even a huge pumpkin rind
Can plug this black hole,
******* whatever life is left
Withering fading from my soul,
With whom do I file a claim for this theft?
My mind is not in right now
Leave a message; I'll know
When I return if I can live
Without a smile to give
To those that care
Trust them I cannot dare,
But I won't just yet die
Because something still
Beats within my carcass;
For you lost apple of my eye
For you I will find the will
To amble out of this darkness...
© okpoet

I was walking
Sometimes running
Sometimes flying
When one day
I was tripped up the stairs
Spilt all over the floor
My thoughts and feelings
Words and meanings
All jumbled
And out of order
I could not collect them
There they lay
I sat unable to pick them up
Fast enough to say
Don't leave me here
I'm going up
Want to come along?
Yet I didn't say a word
But I think she knew
What I meant to utter
As I laid there still in a clutter
For she stayed and helped me up
Yet not a whisper from her
Could I hear either
I guess she was speechless
Just as I but I could see
Something in her eyes
Speaking with fervor
That could not come out
So I collected my things
And smiled gave a chuckle
She laughed quietly
And gave me a nod
Seems it was fate
Or destiny but I wouldn't
Think too much of it
I was just glad
Someone was smiling back...
© okpoet

She was once a spirited soul
Trekking along all alone,
Many she crossed paths with;
Some left an impression on her
Some good some bad;
But no one stayed for long
But one friend or two,
Yet none of those that came and went
That walked away; crawled away
Or were kicked away,
Left without a searing pain in their body,
They felt the suffering of her loss
They would never forget this regret,
One day she found another
Who could not be chained down;
Who felt the ties but fought them;
Until even he fell but only on one knee,
He would walk alongside but not with her,
Because under her strong independence
Laid within a submissive acquiescence,
A heart longing to belong; and there was one
Who had the only key to her beating love,
And as she surrendered herself to him
The collector had finally been collected...
© okpoet

There's a bright
Finger nail in the sky;
I like to imagine
The man in the moon
Bit it off in a moment
Of stress or perhaps
He was befuddled
By some beauty
He saw down below,
Because even if he is
Amongst the stars
He's all alone
Wishing to be
One of us;
Human and flawed
Because we are always
Within reach
Of making a connection;
With one another,
But we'll always
Look up at the sky
Wondering
What it's like
To be him...
© okpoet

Carry me;
From my nightmares
To your dreams,
From my sorrows
To your joys,
Carry me,
Away from here
To your side,
Because without you;
I'm a spent shell
From a gun shot
Long ago,
A bullet that has lost
It's momentum,
Without you;
I'm a stagnant pool
Of water without a flow,
Carry me;
Make me a river
Rushing into you
My ocean;
Carry me;
Let me join you
Side by side
We will be
Wings on a butterfly;
Fluttering,
Carried on the winds
Of our hopes;
Together we'll fly...
© okpoet

I missed you so much
Like Starsky without Hutch,
Like the sky without stars
Highways without cars,
My days were dull
Like a matador without his bull,
It felt chilly like cold apple pies
Without the twinkle of your eyes
To make it warm and bright,
Out of sight;
Is the last
Thing I want
You to be,
If you could only see;
How daunt;
I was and fast
The days did not go;
Without you I wouldn't know,
What to do with myself,
Place me high up on a shelf
Cause I never feel alive
Until you arrive…
© okpoet

She’s in the mood
But everyone is playing
She’d play too if she could
But she’s just praying
For someone to listen
To a concert of words
She plucks like chords
A harmony when written,
As she conducts her pen
Like a scalpel she dissects
The truth of her life and then
She spills onto all her secrets
Dark and many;
Entrenched and heavy;
But she’s digging
Fighting and kicking
Through the black tar
Layers laid thick
Seen at a glance from afar
And brick by brick
She cracks the walls
Widening the halls
She’s writing through
To break a smile
And not be blue,
This will take awhile…
© okpoet

Find me a dark room
And I’ll light it up
Sparks from my passion
I can’t contain,
Find me a barren desert
And I’ll overflow it
Tears from my desires
I can’t hold back,
Find me;
And you’ll have found
A heart unbound
Seeking yours,
But as if chained
Not any closer
Than a stalker
At a distance,
Observing cupid’s
Little gift unwrapping
Itself before my eyes;
Find me a clock
And I’ll start counting
The seconds passing;
Because I can see that;
The love between you
Will last until the end of time,
But I’ll be waiting at the close
Of your forever,
For us to be together
In another eternity
Because even in death
I will always love you…
© okpoet

Compose me a song
I’ll never hear;
And I’ll write you a letter
You’ll never read,
Words built up in me
Before we met
Legos now scattered
In a sandbox
Where no one plays;
See the silence thick
From the echoes
Yet to be heard
Lying under the shallow grains
Waiting to be unearthed,
You pull me
From the shadows
I hide behind,
Glimmer in my eyes
Catching your reflection,
The only light I’ve ever known
Halo on your head bright
But turn the off the stars and find
It’s only the moon’s light cast
Making you appear angelic
A savior to my soul lit
By hopes and dreams
I cannot reach without you,
I retreat into the dark
Seeking another light
I’ll never find again…
© okpoet

Yes I am an onion;
The more you peel away
New layers grow in their place;
I make many cry and they stop
They can’t take the truth I exude;
But it’s not just them suffering,
Sometimes I do too;
Finding out they don’t
Have what it takes,
And I continue as I am
Alone yet not lonely;
Independent yet not arrogant,
Happy yet not lost in bliss;
I learned to play hide and seek
Since I was a kid; But
I played all by myself,
I hid more than me;
I buried my true personality,
Slowly it’s been peeking out;
At least it has with you,
So know; this is a steep
Mountain I’m climbing
And I’m always looking down
Not afraid just aware,
That you’re the only reason
I look up at all…
© okpoet

My heart is like a tiny hotel;
People check in and check out
Some leave without a trace
Other leave a mess,
But there is a penthouse suite
Reserved just for you;
And when you check in
I’ll personally come by,
And when you check out
I’ll never ask why;
I’ll call you a taxi
And wave goodbye;
With a smile on my face
And a tear in my eye;
I’ll send you off
Until the next hi…
© okpoet

My love
Skips to the beat of your heart,
My pulse
Surges to the palpitation of your eyes,
My eyelids
Flutter to the cadence of your hips,
My legs
Walk to the rhythm of your breathing,
My lungs
Respirate to the tempo of your steps,
My fingers
Tap to the metronome of your laughter,
My smile
Widens at the measure of your stride,
My feet
Pace to the song of your words,
My lips
Quiver to the cascade of your hair,
My mind
Churns to the flow of your spirit,
My soul
Ebbs at the ripple of your existence…
© okpoet

Woke up a wolf;

Went on the hunt

For a beautiful doe,

But found myself a

Magnificent unicorn,

And she caught me instead

I thought she was

Off guard and vulnerable but;

She kicked me down and broke me

Now I’m sitting

Waiting for her beck and call,

Went from stray to leash and chain,

But I’ll fetch for her,

No matter what others say,

I’m all hers,

I will fight and defend,

Even if I’m soft and sweet,

And everything neat,

Until she sets me free,

I will never forget;

Woke up a wolf;

Went to sleep a dog…

©okpoet

She can’t kiss me,

Can’t hold my hand,

She can’t express to me

All those extra syllables

She spills after all her sentences,

The stutter in her eyes

Whenever she looks at me,

I know she want’s to

Never let me go,

She yells after me

Silently as I leave,

Fearing I’ll never return,

Little does she know;

I will always come back,

I will never ever let go;

My pull is stronger than

She can ever imagine,

My eyes will never look away

From her smile,

My ears will never go deaf

To her laughter,

I want to breath her into me,

And meld my hands to hers,

But she’s been hurt before,

And patiently I wait…

©okpoet

Oh dear oh dear
I'm laughing
My life away I fear
So much I'm chaffing
From the lungs
I can see my abs
Forming rungs
I chase chocolate labs
Because I want to taste
For myself, in my haste
I try to skip
But the trip
Is short
Like a skort
Beneath a shirt
As I flirt
With death
Out of breath,
Cause the tears
Are too real
From my laughter
As the sad clown nears
And I hand him a happy meal
Hope he likes ranch on his happily ever after...

She's all blah
Unlike aha!
Needle on a thorn
A single kernel of corn,
Deserted land
An empty hand,
Vanilla ice cream
The kind you don't scream
For, strawberry without a straw
Makes for a berry boring cole slaw,
She's all blah
Unlike Moore's law,
A single star
Seen from a parked car,
In a simple night
Like a barren kite,
Kool-Aid without the cool
A non Swiss army tool,
Such is this her bore
An eaten apple core,
She's all blah
Unlike an outlaw...
© okpoet

I can't imagine, I don't know
If your heart is bleeding hurt;
Or are you carefree laughing?
Thought you'd abort
And leave me grabbing,
For a ledge
Just on the edge
Of oblivion,
Most precise
Division, fission, scission,
In so little concise;
But if you are happy
I sincerely hope you are merry,
This is not meant to be sappy
Of this happening I was weary,
Speeding on a highway all along
We sang a song,
So out of tune
That the end came soon,
Yet earlier than expected
Like a spy you defected,
So I hope you've forgotten me
Because if time with you ended in Z I'm at C,
Almost back to my beginning
Soon we'll both be winning,
But I'll never forget you
If I could I'd hold my breath,
Till in the face I am blue
Take your memories to my death,
If you didn't, now you know...
© okpoet

I'll always be here
I'll never leave, so never fear,
I'll be at the ready
That one lone teddy
On your pillow,
Weeping willow
Not one question
As to where you've been,
Just comprehension
Hopeful for all that you've seen,
Whatever sadness I've had
At your departure,
With your return I'll be oh so glad
All the worries will be gone in rapture,
Any shedding of tears
Will wash away all the fears,
And I'll smile carefree
I'll laugh through my eyes
And together we'll be
A flutter of fireflies,
In the cool meadows
At the fading light
As the breeze blows
It will be quite a sight,
With arms wide
Open I'll welcome you
Like the shore does the tide
And once more we'll be friends anew...
© okpoet

Picked clean
Until the bone did gleam,
Taken apart
Part by part,
Where to go
No one will know,
When all is underground
Doesn't matter what you found,
Driven into
Kneaded and spread,
All that is dirt
Returns,
And all the rest
It burns,
One turn more
One push less,
Push and pull
Toss and catch,
Why not return?
Stay out of the urn,
Free to drift
Alive to sift,
By and bye
What is truth
But a shiny hollow tooth,
Hold on
And never let go,
If you can;
Because if they come
The vultures won't leave
Until you're nothing
But white on white out...
© okpoet

I'm riddled with guilt,
If I could I'd push a sword
Through my heart to the hilt,
Not being able to exchange one word
Has my soul heavy
So many thoughts
Trying to break through the levy
My stomach in knots,
I'm on my knees
Hoping someone will listen
To my pleas,  
As my eyes do misten
At every memory
With every moment
I am ornery,
Though the pain is potent,
Come alive
And die again
I go in and dive
Into all the way back when,
Trying so hard to refrain
From smudging the stain,
Of my reckless mess
Because I spilt the milk
Broken under duress,
What to do, what not to do, of that ilk,
And I tried to soak it all up
How idiot of me back into my cup,
They said don't, but I did cry
Anyways, because it all seemed a lie,
And I was found there it seemed
It was my crime, even if I denied to the sky,
The doubt settled in, and I was deemed
No better than those liars before me,
And who would believe other than what their eyes see?
Not a chance, not an ounce
Of forgiveness? Because they pounce
Without a second thought
Certain they connected every dot,
That it is so, what they think they know,
And never giving me the fighting lance,
But on bended knee is my stance,
Not proud defiance,
Nor meek as if in receipt of pittance,
But humbly wearing my heart
Even if a sleeve I have not, I am apart,
Not to be mistaken for the rest
All those I've spoken against and detest,
Won't you look into my eyes and truly watch
The honesty in them, no clearer window hatch
To the earnest seeker of pardon from my fall,
And let that ray of sun shine on all...
© okpoet

I'll leave you
My Bones,
Under all but two
Upturned stones,
I gambled with one bullet
And five empty chambers,
Spun the silver roulette
And click went the hammer,
The thoughts in my head
Melted with the hot lead,
It's all in the red
All that I could have said,
Resting in pieces
My theories, my plans, my thesis,
The unrest in my entrails
Is no longer, like the pins and nails
Behind my eyes
Pointed towards the skies,
At the last flashed my life
Like the sharpest knife,
Seared into my mind
Now all on the wall behind,
If I had chosen the crematory
I would have no story...
© okpoet