Was there a storm?
I thought that was the norm,
Until she shone through
A sun amidst the clouds sky blue,
Shimmer in her eyes
Like the sparkle over waves,
I take to the skies
With a kite
Over all the graves,
Of the living
Now rising,
To greet this beautiful light,
Is she sneaking in
Like a surprise surcharge
Or like a Danish cookie tin
Simply a mirage?
Welcome is she
Like a ship no longer lost
From the sea,
A few floods
Well worth the cost
Now merely just suds,
Long awaited was her return,
She for whom this heart still burns...
© okpoet

What good
Are all the words
What good
Are all the stars,
Under this vast sky
The distance
Between us
Is as far
As the sun,
And just as
Unreachable,
Like hot coffee
Burning the roof
Of my mouth,
I keep trying
Over and over,
Stubborn,
Not minding
The pain,
Though I've sung
All the songs
In my heart,
She won't listen
Tone deaf I must be,
I can't coax a twinkle
Out of her eyes,
Unlit sparklers
I've run out of matches...
© okpoet

She isn't beautiful,
She's the glint on dew
The sparkle on a star
The new shine on a just waxed car,
Too little too few
Are my words dutiful
To describe
This beauty exponential
Her smile's vibe,
New world order potential,
Brain to the Pinky
Her body's curves so slinky,
Twists and turns
Are jealous
How she burns
Into retinas
The sultriest of patinas,
More overzealous
Than the sun
Smoking hotter than a gun,
At least she will never expire
Like the Hostess *******,
I'm burning from her fire,
Can feel it all the way to Helsinki...
© okpoet

She doesn't have
The most melodious voice
But to me no sound
Could be sweeter,
If I listen too long
She's like a Q-tip
Plunged deep
Piercing
But painless
Burrowing
Into my mind
Making all my receptors
Light up
Like Christmas
Yet it's almost summer
Adding to the warmth
Radiating
Through me
Her voice
Like wool
Wrapping me
In tender
Loving words
Even if
All we talk about
Is the weather
Oh that she were
The little voice
In my head,
I'd never again listen
To another word
From anyone else...
APAD13 - 086 © okpoet

I see her
Day in day out;
Is it her?
I pause in doubt,
Glimmer in her eyes
Reflection of the skies,
I'm entranced;
Truly it is her but enhanced,
More than 1080p, HD, up scaling
More than 3D any and all resolution failing;
To define what she evokes
Try to sum up what she provokes,
Watching her but for a minute
Wish this moment you could pin it;
On a wall poster; blow it up
Billboard on the freeway at sun up,
Share what I see
With the world; none will be free;
Burn her image into their eyes tinged
Like tattoos on the skin singed,
Permanent scenic view
Fresh like the morning's dew,
I breath in deep
As if ready to leap;
I'll try to walk away
From her beauty highlight of this day...
APAD13 - 085 © okpoet

I walk on by
Because I
Cannot fly,
Wonder if
Anyone saw
What I see,
Every time
From the corner
Of my eye,
Like a painting
Come alive,
Still hearts
Cannot stay
Still, beating
Flow will
Commence,
At the sight
Under that
Window light,
Such is
My plight,
Cannot stop
To admire,
This image
That starts
The fire,
In my pulse,
But no one
Can hold
Me back,
From walking
On by,
Again;
And again...
APAD13 - 084 © okpoet

When she rushes
Into you
Like a crashing wave
Like a gust of wind
Like a summer's day breeze
Like a happy pup,
This is her love
Washing over you
Drowning you
Embracing you
Adoring you,
Her arms
Her smile
Her laughter
Her joy
Extensions
Of her heart
Her mind blinded
At the sight of you,
All for you
Whether friend
Or lover,
Don't ever;
Never ever let go...
APAD13 - 083 © okpoet

I apologize
If my first instinct
When I come upon you
Is to stare; dropped my cookie
And look you up and down
Every inch begging
For an exploratory
Discovery,
That is; until you speak
And I am drawn
To your siren's song
Orchestra from your voice
And the depth of intelligence
Spilling from your mind
I want to swim
By you
In your pool of thoughts
I want to sit
By you
In your Café of ideas
I want to lie
By you
In your bed of beauty,
Letting me gaze upon you
And imagining
All your beautiful bones
Beneath the splendor
Of your smile
Spell you've cast
Upon my eyes;
Slowly rooting
From within my heart...
APAD13 - 082 © okpoet

I'd call you a fool
And you'd call me a tool,
If after years we cannot
Believe each other
That we'll never walk away
Too many opportunities
Come and gone
To make like
Trees and leave
And trail behind
Only the dead
Thoughts
And withered dreams,
But I'm a dog for you
Loyal until my end
Whether you
Want to lead me there
By my side
I'm always going to be here
Wherever that may be
Because without you
I'm nowhere
Just somewhere
On the same planet
And I can't get away
Far enough
Like to another constellation
To make running away
Seem worth it,
So here I lie
Wagging my heart
Upon the cold ground
I hope you'll walk upon
One day back to me...
APAD13 - 081 © okpoet

To whom do we belong
When no one
Makes a claim to our hearts?
To where do our eyes wander
When no one
Haunts our day dreams?
Where do the winds carry
Our voice when we cry out
In agony
Of want
In misery
Of need
To love and be loved?
Are our hearts
Already claimed
From the start of our consciousness?
When our eyes look to the skies
Does it mean
That someone is looking up too?
Hoping we'll cross the same
Shooting star and catch a ride
To the same point in space
Where we'll finally meet
And fall into an endless embrace;
Forgetting the torment
Of all the past years
The torture of the slow days
The anguish of all
The lonely nights,
Hopefully making it all worth it...
APAD13 -080 © okpoet

No matter
How many battles
Are waged
Between
My heart and mind
No matter
How many
Thoughts are cut short
And feelings felled
Before they're expressed,
There seems to be
No clear winner,
My mind tries tactics
To block my heart
Rockets
And my heart
Strategizes subliminal
Torpedoes
Of impulses
One step backward
One step forward
Sometimes sideways
The only one moving
On the dance floor
To an internal song
Of conflict
Love and hate
About what I feel
For the likes of you
Never ending war...
APAD13 - 079 © okpoet

I wish I could
Star sixty nine
Myself back to you
By your side
In a flash
I wish I could
Return to sender
Myself back to you
By your side
In no time,
Between you and I
There should be
No distance
No time,
It should just be
You and I
No 'in between'
Or between,
No translation
No need to understand
Just feeling
Just love,
Because if it did
Then what we have
Wouldn't be for reals
As we are cryptic
Unbreakable
Code unlike Morse,
All heart
And no mind
No one minding
Just love abiding...
APAD13 - 78 © okpoet

Forgive me
If my eyes
Do not deviate from you
It is not everyday they see such beauty,
Your voice drifts
To my ears like glorious music
You take control of me,
I feel powerless,
I wish you were mine,
To love with all my soul;
To give you my whole being
To be yours forever,
One desire engulfs my life
Your love for me;
Knowing you would give all to me
Just the same as I,
Overflowing with passion
The feeling so strong
I can feel your lips caress my own
Your hair as soft as the smell of your skin
Nothing worries me;
As your warmth surrounds me
This moment only;
You and I
The world aside,
Never ending; forever lasting
I feel complete; I want nothing more
My heart beats loudly; impatient, desperate
No worse prison that the one within my mind,
When I wake up; reality is there, it saddens me...
© okpoet

Into your eyes
I feel like soaring into skies,
Looking deep
How do I keep
From your smile?
All the while
Just saying hello
Listen to the cello
Play a tune;
Before noon
Quell the laughter
But I'm still lost even after,
Dark saucers lit up
Bright; I'm the happiest pup
Lap up the joy
Milk cup hiding my ploy,
Finding any reason for a meet
Just short of a miraculous feat,
You leave your impression
Most subtle suggestion,
Admiring the grace
The beauty of your face...
© okpoet

I can chalk on a sidewalk
The most beautiful mosaic
I can whittle a tree
Into an intricate clock
I can paint a most
Serene scene
I can draw
A moving image
I can mold
The most exquisite vase,
But when it comes
To the canvas
Of your body
I don't know
What else
I could possibly do
To make
You any more beautiful,
With curves
Challenging nature
I've never lost my cool
At seeing such shapes
Not like how they fit on you,
Your beauty is unsettling
Were I a toddler sorting
Different shaped rods
Your eyes for stars
All your curves for spheres
I could keep going but you must understand
We fit together
Better than K'nex and Duplo,
In body heart and mind...
APAD13 -077 © okpoet

Bared my soul
And burned
Third degree,
Who could see
Her primary goal?
Had me turned
Inside out,
Someone called
It, play by play
Jokes on me
It was I,
Told a lie
Shined the sea
For the day,
Though walled
In was I, doubt
Not lacking
That I could
Make it through,
Cards high stacking
Mites in wood
Floor falling apart
Like my crumbling heart,
A stick she threw
Far far and high
If only I could just roll over and die...
© okpoet

I would never walk away
You can count on me like an extra toe,
Nothing you could ever say
Would make me say no,
To anything you'd ask of me
From pond to lake to the sea,
I'll always be your tug boat
The most reliable coat,
Against the elements
Always love you in +1 increments,
From the first to the last
From the stern to the mast,
On land and ocean
Endless is my devotion,
Anchor to your heart
Home to your soul
An always burning coal,
And the easiest part
Is, all you've got to do for this,
Lie, pretend, deceive, so easy it is
To act like you care
And I'll be as dependable to you as air...
© okpoet

Soon you'll leave
And I'll just believe,
That day dreams
Have engulfed me
Completely,
Died long ago
And this story just deems
To repeat what I know
Is the next twist
The next ahhh
Even if you insist
On what's magical Ta-daa,
No more the less real
Than what I feel;
Grip the sheets tighter
Feeling lighter and lighter,
Turn the lights down
All will be a nightmare
Once again return fare
Leaves nothing but a frown,
Middle of the road
Wandering moose
Fight to wake from this code
Hit the snooze
On death
Startled alive
Gasping for breath,
Sweat beading; dive
Under the shower,
I'll await you
Next season's new flower
Before the summer is due...
© okpoet

She was born of fire
Forged in pain and tears,
No blacksmith could undo
Though if they tried they would tire;
Her ferocity of nature
She attempted to keep well hid,
But played some did
Through the years
And got burnt and charred;
As they strived to put her out,
Left her smoldering
Flames throughout,
Ardently she'll bring to light
The naked fury of her soul,
As she multiplies what she gets,
Given a seed
And now yielding life,
She fuels Kerosene
The only beautiful thing
In the midst of spring,
Another unquenchable blaze
Burning leaves of September
Leaving behind a scorched earth
The brightest of embers,
She'll present to the world
And bear her truth
Through a smoky clouded sky
Fiery ignition of a newborn sun...
© okpoet

¿Cómo te imaginaria
Bajo un cielo sin estrellas?
¿Cómo te imaginaria
Bajo un mar sin sol?
¿Cómo te imaginaria
En una vida
Sin ti?
¿Cómo imaginaria
Los colores
Del mundo
Sin tus ojos?
¿Cómo imaginaria
Todos los sonidos
De la naturaleza
Sin tu riza?
¿Cómo imaginar
Como construir
Una semblanza de cordura
Si no antes perder mi mente
Al no encontrarte en esta realidad?
Que no haría
Por no tener que imaginar…
APAD13 – 076 © okpoet

Even if I found
Three hundred and sixty five
Ways to say I loved you;
Would you say no
To every single one?
Would you have
A bullet to shoot me down
Every single time?
And would I bear
Every single hole
Through my soul
As you empty
Each clip into me?
Or would you break
And say yes
Before I figure out
That I should wear
A bulletproof vest,
So I can stand
Up to every aim
Of your gun
To my face?
Keep firing away from your hip
As I ricochet from my heart...
APAD13 - 075 © okpoet

I'm talking to her
About all the things
Like it's all brand new fur,
Freshly squeezed juice
Of yesterday,
Learning how to play
Again; add a new bruise,
What tomorrow brings
Is old expectations,
But I'm still anxious
Looking at the door
Not even 59 past 4
Somehow time has become
All the more precious,
Looking forward to coming home,
Giddy like a little gnome,
Muffled greeting
Playing dumb,
Please repeat again
Making sure it isn't hallucinations,
I suppress the joy bleating
From within, no gloat
Most grateful am I then
Like an Eskimo
With a brand new coat,
If only the world could know...
© okpoet

I want to discuss with you,
An old language
I learnt from the darkness
When the winds stopped
And the birds ceased their chirping
I'll warn you though
We must be quiet
Less than library voices
Less than hushed whispers
Less than quiet murmurs,
We must be only as loud
As our heartbeats
Echoing in our ears
Pulsing through our bodies
As our lips melt together
And our hands
Our souls
Entangle
Gasping for air
Rhythmic
In our not so rhythmic
Frolic,
Tell me then,
Isn't this language
This passionate silence
Better
Than any other sounds
Than any other exchange?
And only we will forever share
In it's intricacy...
APAD13 - 074 © okpoet

You and I
May try
And dance together,
But she,
She tangos
With my heart,
Dangerous steps between
My love and her eyes
Aggressively
Entwined souls
Pushing and pulling,
Who will give
And what will break,
The subtlety of her
Nuclear bombs
Going off in my mind,
All the minutes play
In rapid succession
How I would have approached her
And gracefully swept
Her away to a world
Dreamt between
Our exchange;
Lurid lucid waltz
That you and I;
Could only sway to...
APAD13 - 073 © okpoet

How many stars
Will die
How many
Will be born
Until I see you again?
How many tides
Will come and go
How many lakes
Will dry
Until we come together?
How many songs
Will play
How many
New will be written
Before we laugh again?
How many breaths
Will I take
How many
Heart beats
Will pulse through me
Before I come apart
Ligaments and tendons
Undone like Lego's
That won't snap
Into shapes again,
Until I see
The laughter of your eyes
Shine into my soul; then replenished...
APAD13 - 072 © okpoet

In a dark place
My heart hid away,
The shadows in my mind
Had clouded,
A prison for my soul
I couldn't see,
Not a sound
Came through,
Placed it all
In a room,
And lightly
Shut the door,
The pain
Only reality,
Everyday
Just minutes,
On a very loud clock
Ticking,
The essence
Of life a black and white
Reel played before me,
Smile of misery
Dance and tune,
Sadder than me
Only the dead,
But a few words
Did me well,
The key holder
Came, angel
And set me free
Closure arrived
And with it
A new sense
Of peace,
All that was broken
The pieces
Of that past
Had come
Together,
Honey for glue,
Sweet
Familiarity
Of a time
Trivialities
Were but
The greenest
Of grass
Colored glass
All roses
Thorns lost
Forgiveness
From fresh dirt
On my grave
Will sprout
A promise of
Love...
© okpoet

Too simple for actions
Too complicated for words,
Too much in my head
Permeates even through
The peanut butter on this bread,
These thoughts are waxed
Philosophical economical perspective,
On oh so jaded misdirections
Suggestions that I took to heart,
Listened to no one because they
Don't pay my bills, heart was always
In command, but I hold no one
Accountable, but I, I alone
Stepped down to follow
Her, and her alone
With very little
Broke me down
Walls of clay
Malleable
But she walked away
And dry, dried I did
Gained my composure
Once more,
But brittle I remain
Waiting for
That sledgehammer
From a song
A place, a memory,
That'll come
And powder me
All over,
Wait until
The tears rain
Puddle me back
To mud
All together again...
© okpoet

These tears
Will have to wait
This pain
Will have to hold
On the line
Listen
To the elevator music
My number
Is coming up
And in the pause
Much ado
About what
Is in my head
Take a short
Take a long
Trip through
My stories
Much more floors
Than can be seen
From the street
As you sit on the curb
Judgement in your pocket
Like loose change
You won't give to a beggar
But I'm going up
My number is coming up
I won't look down
I'll welcome you
But your pride will refuse
So alone I suffer
Empty hands
Full heart
Here's my exit...
APAD13 - 071 © okpoet

I need a mirror
Constantly on me,
So I can see
If I'm merely a puppet
On her hand,
Angelic puppeteer,
Or maybe I'll gaze at
Strings leading up
Into a hidden balcony
I a most loyal marionette,
And she most beautiful
Devilish manipulator, making me
Dance to her tugs
And pulls and yanks,
When did I let this happen?
Am I happy or upset?
Didn't realize when
These steps taken
Were no longer mine,
Ignored sign after sign
Like speed limits on a freeway,
And I'm barreling fast
No slowing down; into which?
A wall or an off-ramp?
One my demise
The other a scenic road,
Or will this highway
Just finish in midair?
© okpoet

Here I go
There goes my heart
Again,
Driving wild horses
Racing fast
Reckless
Pedal to the metal
6th gear
Redlining
Throttle wide open
Music loud
Speakers blaring
I can see the embankment
But I'm riding
Shotgun
Oh **** handle
Turning
My knuckles white
The brake lines
Might as well be cut
Barreling down
This treacherous
Downhill spiral
Loving blind
Through
Windshield streaks
Of dead bugs
Splattered,
Going to plummet
Down the abyss
We'll crash and burn
And do it over again...
APAD13 - 070 © okpoet

She's numb
To the last crumb
Eyes like stale bread,
Lying there as if dead
Her bed no coffin,
But wood not lacking
She welcomes no feeling,
Her hair pushpins
Nails like chalk,
She won't talk
All her thoughts are sins
Send her reeling
Hear a cat hacking
Fur ***** and she's coughing
Blood into her hands
Blink again
And it's saliva and phlegm,
Clouds and rain
Are all to her; pain,
The skie's greys are black
Makes her heart a heavy sack,
To push much less carry
She can't even cry
Just sigh all dark and dreary,
Return to sleep, living lie,
As her hope is flickering
But she's a Zippo among BICs
And though her thoughts are bickering,
No heart beating is just she's a Rolex with no ticks...
© okpoet

Telephoto or prime
Bokeh or crisp and clear
I can't find the right lens
To capture your beauty,
Sunlight or flash
Moonlight or twilight
I can't find the right illumination
To capture your soul,
Film or digital
Polaroid or canvas
I can't find the way
To present you
To the world
Perfection in my eyes
From within
To your exterior,
Pen to paper
Chisel to stone
I can't find the way
To say permanently
All that you mean to me,
From that second of splendor
The first instant we met
To the ever present current
Sweeping us apart and together
Distant and close
But I'm holding out
For the days we'll journey
Rhythmic steps side by side
In the sand again...
APAD13 - 069 © okpoet

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

Where have you been?
Have you been there
Right in front of me,
In the thin of the blue unseen
Like a blonde hair
Floating on the sea?
Have you been around?
Like change in the back seat
Chips under the sofa
That rattling sound
Like a faraway sheep's bleat,
White curtains in the wind toga
Loose on the clotheslines
Flapping in the wind,
Have you been there all along?
My sadness and wonder
Walked hand in hand
Never did it rescind,
Even if bottle after bottle
The wines
Made me fonder
Of you and your memories a land
Only found song after song,
From the pain
And teary rain
My heart I could not coddle,
Were you there?
Did we share
All along the same breath,
So close will we be until our death?
Did I brush past you?
And the only clue
Was the tingle in the air
And never did I dare
Turn around
At the sound
Of a whisper
Familiar, was it her?
I'd asked many a time
And I failed to find the rhyme,
Like one does to purple,
Were you there in the shimmer
Of a whirlpool?
Like my thoughts a glimmer
To your lingering shadows homage
In the fading summer's mirage...
© okpoet

I know
I can't
Love you
Until the end of time
Because I don't know
If that ever will or can be,
The earth is
4.5 billion years old
And I don't see
It's demise anywhere near,
And if our souls could
Reincarnate
I'd hope to find you
Over and over again,
But for now
In this lifetime
I hope
All the words
I've ever written
Will survive me;
My greatest
Tribute to you;
Longer lasting
Than any Styrofoam
Or diamond,
And they,
They alone
Will love you
Until the end
Whenever that is so...
APAD13 - 065 © okpoet

Eventually
The words will run out
I can only find so many ways
To describe the feelings
You cause in me,
Like every candle
Extinguishes,
Like every ember
Dies out,
Soon
There will be
No more,
I can only find so many ways
To describe your beauty
I,  your beholder
Like every
Flower wilts
Like every
Cloud rains,
Soon
There will be
No more,
I can only find so many ways
To say I love you
With and without
Words or actions,
So even in the silence
There is a sound
I've always hoped
Only you and I can hear together...
APAD13 - 064 © okpoet

The darker the sunshine
The brighter the abyss,
She is that flower
You can see
Just past
The fence
You can't cross,
She is the song
You can hear
Just past
The door
You can't open,
She is the breeze
You can feel
Just past
The open window
With the bars you can't escape,
She is the leftover batter
On the beaters
From that cake
You can smell
But you'll never eat,
As she escapes you
Nearly within reach
A mirage you know
Is just a sundown
Away from being real,
Because she is the love
You can almost taste
Past the words you write
About your devotion to her...
APAD13 - 063 © okpoet

Ever wish you could
Walk away
Just after
That first great impression,
Know when to stop
After you've told
The perfect punch line,
Realize when is
The ideal moment
To lean into a kiss,
When to go all in
On the hand
You've been played?
Ever wish you could
Time things just right,
For once be in control
Of falling in love,
Know for sure
Hands down
You've found
The right one,
Know for a fact
That when the chips are down
Things will look up soon,
Lie back in certainty
That the tide
Will come back in,
And you'll ride out proud
On all that you've accomplished?
Some say it's just confidence
Totally feasible and plausible,
But what about the rest of us?
APAD13 - 062 © okpoet

Read my words
Like you play
The piano,
Like the blind
Read braille,
Feeling every
Tiny bump,
Drawing
The big picture
From an uneven
Surface,
Smoothly conveying
All the thoughts
Hidden in it's flat
Dimensions,
Unfolding bigger
Than a pop-up book
Before your eyes,
Read my words
Like children
Play in the depths
Of their sandbox,
How they taste
The dirt and fling
It at one another
Joyous smirks
Upon their faces,
Living every second
Unaware and uncaring
Not yet shackled
By the wrist of time,
Read my words
And remember them
Like stones in the river
Though they too fade
Under the rush of the water...
APAD13 - 061 © okpoet

Just an octave
Lower than my pain,
Just a decibel
Over my joy,
She sings
My dreams,
Burnt songs
And broken records
Never played,
She reverberates
My heart
Upon her lips
One strum
Past laughter
One twang
Before tears,
On her vocal chords
I ride
The memory lane
Her voice
The wind
Past my ears,
Making my years
Feel long and short
As if all has been
A futile trip,
But I know
What she
Utters sweetly
In her chorus
Is but a reprise
Of my life,
And unlike
The fading of her song
I'm not over
Yet...
APAD13 - 060 © okpoet

Through avenues
And boulevards
My toll road
Has had
All the forks
I could handle
Crossroads plenty
Sometimes off-road
Sometimes freeways
Dead ends more
Than expected,
But I'm still driving
Dreams my gas
And love my map,
Never lost
Because
I'm always in the middle
Of everywhere and nowhere,
Interstates and highways
In my veins
Smoking and drinking
The only tuneup
To grease the gears
In my head,
Always grinding
And slipping
But never missing
A mile,
As my odometer
Just keeps turning
Each day another
Street I get lost in...
APAD13 - 059 © okpoet

It's been awhile now
Time has passed; I don't know how,
I've risen and fallen
With all these thoughts I'm haulin'
Memories that won't fade
For they were very very well made,
And no matter how much I look
In every alley crack and nook,
There is no other
Like you, why bother?
Every kilobyte I inquire
I regretfully set on fire,
For they are all smoke
You are the straw that on the camel's back broke,
More than you I'll never love
Not puppies nor rainbows from above,
Tying all my loose ends
Strings that together a rope mends,
Noose for my weary heart
Beating slower the longer we're apart,
It's been known time heals all
But since last Fall,
I've picked at this scab
Bittersweet pain I keep adding to my tab,
Sometimes I burst
At times laughter but when tears; those are the worst,
Mixed grab bag
Between emotions the most surreal lag,
Echoes of you will always be with me
And in every fresh new day your smile I will see...
© okpoet

Stop thief!
I cried after you,
Until in the face I was blue
The moment brief,
I had glanced
Upon your façade
So beautiful he made you; God,
Took my breath away
And on my knees I lay
As images of you danced
Around my head
And I bled
But from where?
You had not touched but a hair
Stop, come back!
I uttered once more
Each minute past
The more energy I lacked
Feeling cold to my core
You were ever so fast,
Yet there in a red pool
I realized faintly aware
You had stolen my heart
The whole of my soul
Oh what a fool!
But I would again stare
Even if I had known this ending from the start
Upon your heavenly guise; pricey toll...
© okpoet

Bomb shell
She is hard to quell,
Lost in her eyes
You will find dark skies,
Raining on you
Answers few,
Who would have known
Your heart would have flown
So high so far
Bottle her in a jar,
Like the sweetest of jellies
Peanut butter on breaded bellies,
Find no harm
In her sultry charm;
Glossy lips
Hypnotizing hips,
**** temptation
Make us all rise as a nation,
Amazing overtures
Praise her curvatures,
Such is this flora in a faraway Terra;
For her you'd cross any Sahara....
© okpoet