You want to
Mend my heart;
With what? Staples?
It's more than
Ten sheets thick
I don't care
How industrial you go,
And I laugh
At your staple gun
And even your nail gun,
Put away the duct tape
It'll just slide right off,
Oh; I see,
You brought plenty
Of Krazy glue,
Are you kidding me?
You might as well
Use fly paper,
None of this will do,
No siree, Bob
You can't fix my heart
And you sure as hell
Can't build me a new one,
No one with a hardhat
Nor white coats or stethoscopes
Can undo what she broke,
Only she is the remedy
Only she is the cure,
And my local drugstore
Doesn't carry her
Not even in generic,
So as far as I can tell
I'm stuck with this malady
Most inconvenient tragedy...
APAD13 - 112 © 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

I saw in your eyes
All the days of July,
Summer night skies
And fireworks that will never die,
Framed in infinity
Beckoning affinity,
Your smile glows
Like Rudolph's nose
The brightest star,
You say I'm nice
But it's just that you are
So much sweeter
All the neater
That it's sincere like ice
Clear but never cold,
I'm not too bold
To say more than hello,
But it's been long
Since I've blushed like jello
And laughed without a song,
The world would be alone
Without a presence like yours,
But I hope your heart soars
Over all its discord
And for pain never atone
Except the twang of true love's chord...
APAD13 021 - © okpoet

All through the night as you slept,
The skies up above; their dew wept,
An angel from the heavens I saw through the pane,
No one would contradict that, I'm not insane,
For this your appearance asleep,
Your gorgeous face in the glow of the moon deep,
Beautiful as a rose in full bloom,
Sometimes watching you I'm afraid to loom;
Next to you; such is the sight of you,
These words I speak true,
So serene and peaceful,
To describe you is quite the mouthful,
Curves flowing like the ink from my pen,
Your steady breathing would lullaby men,
The skin on you so supple,
Cashmere, velvet, sheepskin could not topple,
To touch you, nothing would deserve,
A roses petals would shy away; Id reserve;
Not a word to explain, to illustrate,
Such beauty; none could recreate,
Exquisite perfection,
All your flaws escape my detection,
If others saw you as I do,
A whole nation would rise at your feet to do;
None but your every desire,
To quench your every thirst, to light your every fire,
My fortunate eyes have been blessed,
Your delicate silhouette they've caressed,
Heavenly, blissful, divine,
I'd pray to God for you to be mine...
© okpoet

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...

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

Darkness is the only light
I seek, silence the only sound
I take heed, such is my plight
Scent of death come the bloodhound,
Take me down into the depths of
The cloudy skies drifting above,
I've spun out of your orbit
And I'm off into the nearest sun,
The last bullet I must have bit
Hollowed out the chambers of your gun,
Burning in and burning up
The oxygen in my lungs
I got too close
And singed my nose,
Ladder from the moon
I've broken all the rungs
No way back
Unless I tack on another tack,
Runneth over my cup
Spilled from thy lips and soon,
The stars will fall
Drops of light into my dark, call
Off the ravens and bring
The vultures that sing,
Over my melancholy
No crime or folly,
I've still got a smile
Because an alligator ate a crocodile...
©okpoet

She sits there
And writes
Her heart out,
True emotion
In her pen
Leaking
In the ink,
Like the blood
She bleeds
When she cuts
Deep into the pain,
Adrenaline rushing
Sudden and longing
Like her love
For him,
Burning beneath
Her seemingly
Calm exterior
The boiling point
Is reaching critical,
It cannot be contained
Under long sleeves
And turtlenecks,
Welcome the breeze
Sweet embrace
Pen in her mouth
Imagination
Molding clay dreams
Into her reality,
Her eyes beckon
His lips to hers
Melding into one
Interlocking souls;
Ditch the key...
© 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

On a laughing spree
I endeavor with glee,
Ripped up shirt
Your short short skirt,
Appeals
To any penguin running from seals,
Clubbing
And tape side B dubbing,
Will deplete
Through wet concrete
The tempo
Of the gloomiest of death row
Inmate
That I can't relate,
Sedate the defense
With all but my pretense,
Dense and foggy
The towel is soggy,
Wet and damp
I've set up camp,
To see this to its end
Let's pretend,
You know what I'm thinking
Even if my signals aren't blinking...
© okpoet

She holds the gun to my head
I have led her to this my deathbed,
We say not a word
I know I cannot avoid this sword,
It is her mission
I've led myself into perdition,
Made choices in my life
Mostly lived by the knife,
Cutthroat backstabber
I am safer as a cadaver,
Many would thank this *****
They would think her a godsend,
And in this moment I am aware
Of her bullet's stare
How had it come to this?
There was no way she could miss
But I felt a pull
I wanted to empty of the hate I was full,
For having led myself asunder
From the right path; blunder after blunder,
Yet there she was this angel come to free me
I would not regret anymore, I would let go freely,
After all she is beautiful; this death bringer,
She pulls the trigger...
© okpoet

I realized,
There were not enough
Hours in the day;
On the one I met you,
On that fateful date
Time became
Sentient; aware; alive,
Became
The devil I cursed
When you were not around,
Drugged me when you were
So I couldn't savor every minute,
And when you were away
All the cuckoo birds
Sang their piercing
Tune; echoes of which
Lingered in my head,
Magnifying every plop
Of every grain of sand
From the hourglass,
Ticking little enemies
Marching in unison
Against the beating
Of my lonely heart...
APAD13 009 - © okpoet

No te conozco
Como quisiera
Extranjera Hermosa,
Pero en mi vida
Como te extraño;
Como un sueño
Que uno acaba de tener
Pero a los minutos se huye
De los pensamientos,
Estos sentimientos
Me queman
A pesar
De ser solo cenizas,
Tu rostro
Me invade
Detrás de las cortinas
De mis ojos,
En noches
Como esta,
Pienso en tu fantasma
Como si fuese
La mismísima sabana
Que me resguarda,
Pienso en ti
Bella extraña,
Y se me hace tan extraño
Que te recuerde
Con tan solo haberte
Conocido unos pocos minutos
Como granos en un desierto
Pero cómo quedan
En los zapatos sin querer…
APAD13 – 114 © okpoet

You like boom, boom?
I got that and zoom, zoom,
When I step on the petal;
Sparks fly contact to the metal,
A little to the left; a little to the right;
No competition—they don't even put up a fight,
Move so smooth as I dip & glide;
I go in and out and do the slide,
This ain't a dance;
But it'll put you in a trance,
Cause when I'm behind the wheel;
There's no gimmick; I'm the real deal,
I ain't driving fast;
See the white lines streaking past,
I'm just flying low;
Ask me how fast can I go?
I have no fear;
When danger lurks near,
I just keep on going;
Like I keep this beat flowing,
I know you ain't scared;
You and I couldn't have been better paired,
Feel the breeze through your hair;
The jarring bass moving all that air,
Feel your heart skip a beat;
My wheels in motion racing down the street...
© okpoet

With my last breath
On the throes of emotional death,
I tried to put the dying embers out,
With my last strength I wanted to shout,
The life within me flickered and I thought surely
It would die with just my intent purely;
Like her memory which I wanted to erase,
No longer did I want to remember her face;
But if it would have been that easy;
I wouldn't have felt so sick and queasy,
It wouldn't have hurt that much,
Still felt the burn of her touch;
A part of me was dying with her distance,
Away from me, a slow miserable last dance,
With her last memorable thought,
But as I was falling into the void I was caught;
I gave one last stutter
And my heart gave a weak flutter,
I gave a final yell towards the heavens; God
Bring her back; it can't end this way; and he gave a nod,
As she broke her silence like the sun  
Breaking through clouds; I put away the gun,
I picked myself up to go at it once more;
Hard to get up again with a pain difficult to ignore;
But in her return I found crutches; support
I hoped to never again find myself outside of her fort...
© 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

I've been ambling dead like a zombie
Distressed; not classy like Abercrombie;
Can't get the words out
Like a ketchup bottle needs a clout
I need a hit from my crack pipe
She had the best drugs not a hype,
But after all the therapy sessions
And the endless tears and confessions
I no longer am easily sedated
By an ounce or a pint; the effect belated
Is no where near what it used to be
When it was everyday a dose of she;
But she stayed out of reach
Like a cookie jar hidden sealed from breach
Or intrusion and my system shut down
I couldn't even laugh at a ****** ******* clown
The heat slowly dissipating from my body
Her toxins seeped out my system leaving a shody
Shamble of bones and a dull luster on my eyes,
I returned to the life I led before her; full of lies;
But I'm getting up getting out getting going,
She's back again; my narcotic supply is flowing;
I feel the slow drip drip of the IV trickle
Within me a good warm feeling; no longer fickle
I'm no longer in a sinking trodden ship
Joy is in my fingertips as I'm back on her radar glowing blip...
© 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

If falling hurts
Why do people fall in love?
Don't they know they're falling?
Falling; rushing into this pain,
Makes you dumb
Blind want to **** on your thumb
Pocket full of certs;
Want to fly like a dove,
You swear you hear them calling
Your name every minute; you feel lame
Pathetic even,
How you let yourself forget
It happened once before
And before that and more,
You think the memo you'll get
But you step over the edge anyways,
You've done it before
You'll do it again,
Bust your knee on that soft feeling
Warmth seeping through every pore,
You see them in a light so heavenly
Falling rocks in love is a good hurt...
© okpoet

I tossed her as high
And as far as I could;
So she could find her wings
And soar away from me,
I stopped holding on to her
She was not my kite,
I just let go,
She couldn't keep walking
By my side on this earth,
Because she was
Always meant to fly,
And I was always
Meant to tread
Alone,
But somehow
All roads away from her
Just led me right back,
Boomerang,
I wasn't supposed to let go
Of her
I was supposed to let go
Of me,
So I could float
Up and glide along with her...
© 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

On the spot
And in spots
I make it rain
Really big drops
Almost hail,
Break the ground
Winding down
From one spot
To the next
Connect the dots
And Make
A constellation
Put it all together
And we can see
A stellar dalmatian
Wag the tail
My Imagination
Runs on and on
An endless conveyor
Factory of thoughts
A flower for yours
A cookie for mine...
© okpoet

You asked me
Not to wait,
But how
Could I not
When you are
All I've got?
You told me
Not to wait,
But why
Would I listen
When at the very thought
Of you gone my eyes glisten,
You begged me
Not to wait,
But who
Could possibly
Stop me?
None that I can see,
You ordered me
Not to wait,
But you;
Can't control
My heart; my mind
My love; my soul,
And so here; I still am
Stubborn; rebellious
Unmovable; unstoppable,
Forever I will be; waiting...
APAD13 - 035 © okpoet

Replace my cigarettes
With crayons,
My martini
For chocolate milk,
My tie
With a slinky,
My bills
For paper cranes,
My car
With a big wheel,
My home
For a tree house,
My bed
With a hammock,
My desk
For a sandbox,
My la-z-boy
With a swing,
My laptop
For a coloring book,
My job
With field trips,
My sad daydreams
For naps,
My divorce
With a time out,
The woman who hates me
For a girl that likes me,
The blood on my hands
With dirt and mud pies,
I want to; I wish to;
I have to; go back...
APAD13 - 046 © okpoet

No puede ser, no lo creo,
Que te he desatendido
Tanto tiempo,
A veces pasan los días
Como si fuesen solo minutos,
Pero no creas que te he olvidado
Aunque no estés en mi cabeza
Siempre estás en mi corazón,
Bajo llave bajo candado
Como en una de esas cajas fuertes
Para los relojes, las pistolas, las joyas
Todo lo valioso, porque eso eres tú
Lo más valioso para mí, y si no me crees
Pues intentaré demostrártelo nuevamente
Como cada nuevo día le demuestra al mundo
Que no lo olvida por la noche,  
¿Acaso no le deja una luz prendida
En la luna hasta al amanecer?
Así espero queden estas palabras
Clavadas como las luces que ponen
Las personas en el caminito hacia sus casas,
Cuando tus días se oscurecen, recuérdalas…
© okpoet

Though time never stills
And we have little frills,
My feelings will always endure
And though truer,
Are your words
Less daggers more swords,
Don't you think
That if I could I would sink,
Into your eyes
Pretty lies,
Every wink of your lashes
Whips to my back, and ashes
Piling up from the fires
Every time my heart aspires,
To be next to you
But the chances are few,
Sometimes because of my endeavors
Work, and what not, levers
All part of my bigger plans
For my world eternal sands,
In spite of all this
Nothing explains to me what's amiss,
Haven't I seen you flirt
Constantly with many a cohort?
©okpoet

She's a triple threat
The kind of woman you never forget,
Beauty from her eyes
Makes a mirage her disguise,
Every hair and every follicle
You'd want to chronicle,
Traversing across from the sky
You can see her smile from up high,
A rose in a field
Her aura does yield  
A light all her own  
Her brilliance could loan  
A little sparkle to the stars  
Wish you could bottle it like fireflies in jars,
This is her gift
To your world; no sand to sift
Through, as you sink
Into the thoughts she makes you think,
More real than a barbie doll
Into her charms you'll fall,
She's a triple threat
Don't you forget...
© 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

I hope you're real
Like the way I feel,
Because I've missed you
Before I knew who,
And I've hesitated
I've procrastinated,
To give you my heart
To give you a part,
In the play that is my life
Here; take this knife,
I'll give in and trust
You won't ******
It into me;
I hope to see
The truth
Like superman out the booth,
Love is blind like cards in decks
But I've got x-ray specs,
Through and through
I'll look deep into you,
But will your eyes glaze
Like the cloudy skies and daze?
I want your soul next to mine
But I hope you're not feeding me hook and line,
Because I've never taken the sinker
Why do you suppose I'm such a thinker?
Fool me once lie to me twice
I've always rigged the dice,
For everyone to lose
If I so choose,
Because alone
I don't share my bone,
In loneliness I belong to myself
Don't care if I'm just on a shelf,
I burn bridges and build walls
Because people would if they could, **** on me like bathroom stalls,
But I'm ten times better than they think they are
I burn ten times brighter than the farthest star,
So if you're still in this and hanging on
Don't let go or I'll be gone...
© okpoet

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

The crickets are calling
Out the stars,
Paper holes punched
Into the night sky,
Hear their tune
They play
Just for me and you,
Listen to the waves
In the background,
Their crescendo
Ever so louder
Yet serene,
Watch the dark sky with you;
I could until the morning
Like a face through a screen door,
Looking out, looking up
The twinkles are bright
White sprinkles on a chocolate cake,
The crickets are calling
Out the milky moon,
Lighting up the world
Before we sleep,
Hear their tune
Lullaby serenading,
Gently our daytime cares
As we lull off to our dreams...
© okpoet

I'm all out of love
My love,
I've got a bullet
I've got a gun
I've got a minute
Heartless execution
Without remorse,
****,
Blood running
Blood streaming,
I've got an image
I want to paint,
Red is the color
And death is the medium,
Canvas the earth
I've got a brush
I've got a palette
Dab a little here
Dab a little there,
Do you see?
Can you see?
Will you see?
What I want you to
What I wish you to
What I dare you to,
Cutting off at the heart,
As I tear it all apart,
Feel my darkness
Feel my knife glisten,
It's all slice and dice
From here on in,
Gonna cut you out
Of me,
Even if I have to
Dig real deep,
I welcome the sleep
Kiss of death,
I surrender...
© 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

It's that same feeling
Again
That tearing
Knotting
In the pit of my belly,
The opposite of butterflies
Scratching at my throat,
Wrenching metaphysical pain,
A longing for your smile
Like I'm trying
Yet sinking
To come up for air,
Like I dove off a cliff
And the regret
Is about to hit me
Like a car roof
Ever so viciously
A crunch unlike any other,
The tightening
In my chest
Getting tighter,
I angst
And I mourn,
I'm clay
And paper-mâché,
A school project volcano
About to erupt,
Werewolf howling at the moon,
There seems to be
No end
To my slow simmering torture,
God, have mercy...

APAD13 - 136 © 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

I'm not going
To sit here and lie
That like apple pie
Gone from a window sill
I missed you,
Like all those socks
The minutes that escape
From all the clocks
How I feared
You wouldn't return,
What time could ****
Without our knowing
What we couldn't do
What we couldn't shape,
What I wouldn't endure
For a tenure
Next to you,
Night comes
But once a day
But you,
You are
My blue moon...

APAD16 - 008 © okpoet

3000 miles ago
I shut off the radio
Thinking of you,
Plenty of bumps on this road
To jostle memories
Of when you used to sit
In the seat next to me
Skipping through songs
Until you found the one
That would make you sing
Like a free bird
Canary in the wind;
Spirited butterfly
In the rear view mirror,
And now
Even in the silence
I hear the echoes
Of all the chorus
Of all your laughter,
If I close my eyes
I can still see
Your hair shifting
In the hurried breeze
And I wish I could
Reset the odometer
In my head
Switch out the alternator
In my heart...
APAD13 - 117 © okpoet

Pretty is
As pretty does,
Smile on
Laugh out loud,
You are sunshine
Watch all the others grow
Joyous expressions,
Contagious glow
You emit,
Hooked on a line
Reel in your catch,
Eyes from afar
Inquisitions
A plenty,
Pretty is
As pretty can do,
Shower all
With your beauty,
The inner the better
The outside just a touch-up,
Pretty is
As happy as your soul can be...
APAD13 - 037 © okpoet

Don't know
What hot dylon bars
Be, I spit so fast I glow
So bright you can see me from Mars,
Count all the stars bright
Yet I see the ones not in sight,
Keep digging them out
From the dark and the doubt,
Rockstar Agent I am
Looking for you like Uncle Sam,
Keep writing them notes down
Better luck you would find as a clown,
That's if you don't sink
From the heavy thoughts you think,
Bring you to the edge
And fake a drop unless you pledge,
To break a beat with me
Have a ******* and tea,
As I write rhymes
Compose the lines
For all to magnify
Without a glass to the sky
Refracting sun
Blazing ants; while chewing gum,
Squashing don'ts and cant’s
Deaf to the senseless rants,
Just for the fun of it
See how the match stays lit...
© okpoet

At your door
Knock knock
Knocking on
At your door
With my heart
On a string,
A yo-yo
Back and forth
And back and forth
As to why
I'm standing here
Trying to find a meaning,
Where nothing is
Supposed to
Have a meaning
Because it's all a feeling
From this
Spinning orb
On the end of my finger,
Knock knocking
Heaven or hell's door
But then you answer
A slit in the wall
You put up,
That now I want
To just break down
But I'm glad
If you just let me in
And only me,
It's a start...

APAD13 - 134 © okpoet

I'll always remember this
Those times I'll always miss,
Moments frozen
Spent with awesome friends I've chosen,
These are the memories
That stand like trees
In my mind,
And when I want to unwind
I'll flip through my photo album
While I sip some coke and ***
Of those happy days
Framed by the sun's rays,
I'll recreate the laughs and smiles
While I glaze looking at the tiles
At my feet,
To think of you is so neat
I'll always be glad
For the great times we've had,
But knowing we've shared
Many a flashback; I'm scared
Of when I'll start to forget,
But at least I won't regret
Not a single thing I've done-
With you; I've had so much fun...
© okpoet

I've seen beauty
All around me,
All of God's creations
Beneath
And above me,
Every day's sunrise
An unwrapping of these gifts,
Every day's sunset
A sweet dessert of life,
But all this could not be
More appreciated;
Than when he led me to you,
Seemingly no greater
Example of his feats,
Detailed perfection,
A jeweled box
Most exquisitely engraved,
But unlike inanimate baubles,
That could be contained within,
No diamonds could compare
To the sparkle of your eyes,
Nor rubies outshine the red of your lips,
Not one exotic gem could ever be cut
To your likeness,
Making you the rarest
Most precious treasure of all...
© 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

I've come out one pothole
Just to fall in a deeper hole,
I had dusted myself; gained my composure
Thought everything right; I was so sure,
But here I am now a broken man
I've fallen again; this was not my plan,
A fool was I to think
That I would not again reach the brink
Of insanity; of being without reason
By my heart I have fallen to treason,
No one but I could know better; love is blind
But my eyes have been gouged clear from behind,
Is there no end to my stupidity?
Sadly I can only feel pity
Not just for my being
But also for my heart for not seeing,
That the world is cold; cruel; desperate,
You ask why I address my heart as separate;
Yes; because it thinks of its own accord,
My mind thinks in one direction its own lord
But it cannot control the reigns of my heart;
Let loose; a scared horse; two entities apart,
My heart yearned for affection
My mind followed paying no attention,
And I fell; a sucker for a pretty face,
But she was not worthy; such was the case,
Yet I have not reached my true ending
This lesson is neither lost nor pending,
I shall take myself out of this situation
Break free from the incantation,
And I'll put myself together once more
Stepping out into the world leaving my hurt at the door...
© okpoet

I don't know
Why when I mop
It doesn't glow,
Why even without a bottle cap
Your memories
In bubble wrap
I cannot pop,
And thinking
And missing
I cannot stop,
In my surroundings
There are simply
Everywhere treacheries,
Betraying you like Wingdings;
Or that too obvious undercover cop,
But in my mind you are fading faint
Forgot if your face is smooth or dimply,
Like my heart enveloped you in packing peanuts,
Left my straight jacket at home cause it's warm outside
But I know you know that I know that only for you I'm nuts,
And I await you like patient zero awaits a cure at the airport curbside...
© okpoet

I need to want you
Less;
Take away
All the pain
Stress,
Love want not vise,
No gain
My mind
Otherwise
None the wiser,
Heart blind
Deaf
Dumb,
For you of sweetness miser
My thoughts high
Clef
Numb,
This blood
Almost dry
In my veins
Runs
Slow like mud
In your colour,
This pulse
Is in your
Rhythm,
Cocked guns
The reins
And I can't
Rid them;
Like thick velour
A sandy beach
With dots
Of seagulls
Yet I am
Devoid of
As if bleach
You,
But not these
Thoughts,
Fill me
Please...
© okpoet

She's beautifully flawed
Imperfection
Deserving applaud
Beaten down and broken
But still
Someone's lucky token
Perfect at a glance
But give her a chance,
She'll disappoint you
Her sadness will make you blue,
Thinking she was a challenge,
Spur a chase
Her dignity avenge;
But she's not
An exclusive prize
Like anyone else
She breaks down and cries,
Someone's already
Knocked on her door
And broken in
Divulged the folklore
Cracked her
Like a fortune cookie
She's no longer a mystery
Accessible to all
Accepting any collect call
Hold her up to the light
And see the dings and scratches
You can sand and buff
And you just might
Bring out the gloss;
See how the sunlight still catches...
© 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

Princess of pain
I am your jester,
If I make you laugh
The rain will pass,
But there is always a storm
Which you hide behind,
How is it that we can be
Lost on a boat and not at sea?
If the sky is above us
And the earth is below,
Where are we
That we cannot,
Reach the stars
Or feel the quicksand?
Would you poison me with love
If I don't let your smile spoil?
If we can both be fools
Of whom do we make a mockery of?
Queen of my denial
Won't you condescend to me,
Riddle me with a fiddle
The sweet harmony
That is our non discord,
That is if we didn't know
Any other words,
Than yes & I love you...
© okpoet

It's there
That familiar shape
At my fingertips
That unforgettable taste
Between my lips,
A longing
Finally appeased
But then replaced
By a new yearning,
Every breath
Unfiltered love
Deeply inhaled
Softly expelled,
The cool air
And the warmth clashing
Like snow and fur
Time and space watching
I trace every surface
Lik a friend
That never stays long,
But oh how
Her presence lingers
In all the corners
Felt but unseen,
An enchanting spell
Clutched to my heart unbroken...

APAD14 - 007 © okpoet