She spreads
And he butters
If he can't keep it up
As long as she is down
It's all gonna end
In burnt toast,
Her better side
On the floor
He'll get the door
I'll get the dough
But what does she knead
If I am the **** on a crescent roll,
Maybe
It's all baloney
I've got to go H.A.M
Cold turkey
Like she cuts carbs,
Temperature is rising
I'm crisp
Out the Oven
And into the fire,
I just cannot
Believe it
Is not margarine
Thin layers of fakery
Who's running this bakery?
Everything has come
A long way in the baking,
Is it melting or burning?
Don't know
Until you slice,
Take a bite
It'll be alright...

APAD16 - 002 © okpoet

She has resurrected;
My beautiful Lazarus,
From the depths of time
From the heights of the heavens,
The stars that shower over
Like snowflakes in the winter
A white blanket
With the warmth of a hearth's fire,
Twinkle and sparkle
A serenade of light;
And this is just
From the dazzle in her eyes,
A smile
Like Spring's first glow,
And a radiance
Like a sunrise
Melding with the ocean's horizon,
And hills
That curve
Sweeter than hairpin turns,
This is her
Perennial shooting star...

APAD13 - 152 © okpoet

I remember
The first time
I learned to lie
"It doesn't hurt" I cried
As tears spilled from my defiant eyes
And the beatings continued,
I remember
The first time
I learned to play
Make believe,
"I have plenty of friends"
I answered to anyone who'd inquire,
And now I'm a chronic liar
Are you ok?
Yes I'm fine,
Are you sad?
No, I'm pretty happy,
How's life?
Just peachy thank you,
Just trying
To get through the day
Pretending to be glad
Rushing out the door
Knowing no one
Waits for me
At the place I call home
Looking for my knife
I recede from the outside lies
I cut deep,
And as I watch the blood seep;
Through the fabric of my parting skin
I relish the pain, the rush and the thrill of this sin
The only truth I know;
Before I cry myself to sleep...
APAD13 - 099 © okpoet

I reminisce about those nights,
Us together under the bright city lights,
Those times I had you so very close,
Your scent still lingers on my nose,
Tears cloud my eyes,
Sobs escape me in sighs,
I cared for you that much,
As I relished in your touch,
Now all I have are those memories,
But unlike a book full of stories,
These are vivid, real, haunting,
To realize what I lost is daunting,
But I always look to the bright side,
All those times I took you out for a ride,
I was blessed with your sweet smile,
I listened to your pretty laugh mile after mile,
This is the substance of my dreams,
Even in the light of day it seems,
Yet sometimes I think it a cruel joke,
How I lost what I didn't have, my heart broke,
And I'll always have the benefit of my doubt,
Had I not faltered; what would we be about?
© okpoet

My throat is tied in a knot
While my mind unravels thought after thought,
My stomach is churning
While the tears flow my eyes burning,
What is this turbulence?
As to ponder I commence,
You're a part of me now;
But am I a part of you and how?
You lose sleep as I do;
But is it for the same reasons too?
Many a question I wish to ask
But to confront you I am not up to the task,
Because I wish not to care;
And yet question after question I do dare,
Entertain as to it's revelation;
It's part in our equation,
But what am I? if you are my epiphany
Enigma deep shrouded in mystery,
I was strong and independent
But of you I've become dependent,
But for a twinkle of your eyes
Is this beauty your disguise?
Are you my heart's thief? clever;
I was not to uncover your endeavor,
And now in feelings and mind I suffer
My work no longer my agony's buffer,
This is a vivid hell on earth;
As every moment away from you gives birth;
To another and another inquisitive doubt,
And this my judgement does clout;
As I fight not to give in,
But I want to dive; jump; propel myself into this sin,
Or is it not? this indulgence of you;
It cannot be nothing else, such pleasure I do
Crave; deep within every one of my synapses,
Time stands still just as it lapses;
After every encounter with you,
And all I can ask; is this voodoo?
How did it come to this?
You are my torture and my bliss...
© okpoet

They say
A picture is worth
A thousand words,
I beg to differ
Your beauty
Is worth even more,
In your direction
My eyes wander
More often than not
If not more frequently,
As thoughts of you possess me,
I cannot think of anything else,
I'm powerless
And it frustrates me so,
I want to savor your lips
And feel the warmth of your body,
Who would have thought
Such feelings
Could ever be in me,
Who are you
To control me in such a way?
I crave you
To the fullest
Extent of the word,
You are a merciless angel;
Whom I cannot have...
© okpoet

Her kisses I yearned for;
More than air, more than life itself,
She whom like a miracle I found;
Like a hidden daisy amidst the fields,
She caught my eye; a diamond in the rough;
I polished and shined until she shone,
Radiant and bright blinding me;
I cherished her every laugh; every smile,
I was there through every tear and cry;
More precious than she none I knew,
My heart grew so fond of her;
Never did I imagine such feelings,
Her every pain tore at my soul;
Her every joy lifted my spirits,
I pitied those that lost her;
And envied those that had their moment,
Selfish was I when I accompanied her;
Many would I have killed for her,
But my love knew not hate;
And all I could do was stand by her,
Waiting for her to beckon;
Setting myself on fire; while I bled for her,
But she was just my most vivid dream;
One that I could not wake from,
The sweetest nightmare I ached from;
Loving her had stolen my breath,
I lived what I could never have;
For she now has been taken,
Far from me; I must set her free;
Useless I rest; life meaningless once more...
© okpoet

Your image
Makes love to my eyes,
Like you leapt
Into my pupils,
And you swim
Naked in my iris
And then you come up
Dry and wrap yourself
In my sclera;
Teasing my retina
Irritating my fovea
Red tendrils of my macula,
As you sit on the sill
Of the windows
To my soul,
Dangling your legs
Taking a bite out of
The apple of my eye
Piercing my cornea,
This beautiful
Haunting image
Of you searing
Straight through
My hyaloid canal;
Forever you are
Burned onto my
Optic disc,
From which
I'll rewind forever
Laughing through
The aqueous humour,
You are quite a sight...

APAD13 - 030 © okpoet

Time is all
Anyone has
None of,
Plenty of ways
For the seconds
To compound
Like grains of nothing
Between the toes
Washed away
Constantly into the great void
Light sinking into darkness,
Yet we try
Time and time again
To hold it
Within our grasp,
As we slap
Father time
Across the face
Love you
Without a second thought
A minute to doubt
An eternity to forget
As it all withers
Away from the sanity
Of all the clocks
On all the walls
On all the wrists
Insane symbols
Like the emperor's
New robes
We will never wear
More proudly
Like the imbeciles
That think
Tomorrow and your love
May yet arrive...

APAD13 - 135 © 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

The tiny angel sleeps,
Wings carefully folded
Beneath the sheets
Dreaming whatever it is
That tiny souls do,
A minuscule piece of heaven
In peaceful slumber,
Soon the day will break
And laughter will ring
From this blessing
A hundred thousand choices
Came together
To make possible
Such existence,
A diminutive smile
That expands
A million times
Brighter than the stars,
A minutiae example
Of joy manifested...

APAD15 - 018 © 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

Brush me away
With a new color
Every day,
On blue day
You're sad
And I can't
Stand around
Your tears,
Hand you a Kleenex
And you
Brush me away,
On yellow day
You're too happy
And I can't be
A part of your joy,
I try to give you
A high five
And you
Brush me away,
On green day
You're sick
And I am no nurse
I try every **** thing
From the Walgreens
I hand you medicine
And you
Just brush me away,
Never can seem
To get through to you,
I'll never be seen
From behind these colors
Splashed camouflage I didn't ask for...

APAD13 - 027 © okpoet

However could I describe this feeling?
Morning comes, the day goes by,
Something doesn't happen,
The night falls and leads to another day,
The routine continues,
More sure than time itself,
My life's monotony led in a circle,
And then it comes to pass,
In a fleeting moment accented,
You come along that shooting star,
Work is torturous, time a heathen,
My existence unnerved by your presence,
I breathe, think, see, feel, and smell you,
You move I watch, you speak I listen,
Every single thing is you,
Who are you?
I was fine without you around,
But now I'm changed,
I cant sleep thinking about you,
I cant go about my life without you,
But where were you when I needed you?
Or did I ever need you?
I just think that I do,
I go about things caring for you,
Wanting to please you at every turn,
Yet nothing comes back around,
And I keep on insisting blind to this,
You are my priceless endeavor,
Unrealistic goal,
But truly I don't need you;
I yearn for you...
© okpoet

Can you tell me what are colors

When all is dark as far as I can see?

Can you describe to me what are feelings

When every day and minute

Pass as cullers of my emotions

Leaving only their mark

All the shades of confusion

Amidst the searing pain?

Just because you can’t see scars

Doesn’t mean

I’m not all cut up inside,

Tearing at my insides

To get out of myself

Because the world

Is not just black and white

But all kinds of hues

Of malign and sinister,

Jumbling my thoughts

About what is or isn’t,

Blurring fact and fiction

In everything I learn,

And if I can’t find clarity

In the HD of reality,

And you can’t ever

For me construe or define

All that lacks definition and meaning,

This flowering happyguuurl

Will never fully unfurl…

APAD13 005 - © 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

Missed her
Like a detour
And I'm coming around
Again,
Slower than the first
Like a second sweep
Through the airport terminal
Looking for her face
Like how I remember her last
As I'm flying low
Smile wide
As the sun is warm,
Trying to single her out
Precious needle
Amongst the haystack people,
There's a glimmer
She's spotted me
Before I do,
And then it's like
The light
At the end of a tunnel,
I've arrived
Ship to port;
I've found my anchor...

APAD13 - 126 © okpoet

Can you hear
The stars creaking shut
As the sun slams into view?
And after the day
Shutters through its hours
The night shivers anew,
Imagine all the lovers
Under the tattooed moon
As the waves rustle
And the trees gush forth
Nature breathing
Coughing up it's splendor
Constant wonder,
Awoken from it's slumber
As laughter emanates
And echoes
Throwing back
On ember evenings
Happy hearts
Downing margaritas
Under a salt rimmed sun,
The clouds
Lazily strolling by
Captivated
By what they
Overshadow below,
You and I
Yearning for sun
After all the rain
The awnings of our eyes
Wet after the downpour
Draw out the shine under
The lackluster light;
A flash of déjà vu
To brighten our
Dimly lit future...
APA13 - 101 © 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

I want to run
Through a field,
Embrace the sun
With open arms,
Laugh until
My cheeks hurt,
And hold you
Until you won't
Let me go,
But the fields
Are withering dry
And the sun
Has receded,
My arms are tired
And sadness
Fills my eyes,
And you,
You are
Nowhere near,
I'm leaking
Sunshine,
And I can't
Direct these rays
Into your corner
Of this vast world,
Cloudy skies
Blanket me in grey,
I've said
All I can say,
Wondering
If you're in
Michigan
Because
I miss you again...
© okpoet

The devil on my shoulder speaks
Clouding my mind with thoughts
I'm not supposed to think of,
Who is this that is addressing her?
Jealousy rises in me; what am I to do?
Attention to details I gave
Remembered all the little things
Always there when needed,
Invisible am I; as he is present
He becoming her only devotion,
Louder now the devil whispers
Not a care in the world if she talks
Let her want; I won't lift a finger,
A taste of that; which she gave
To me when I wanted her the most,
Anger rebelling in my attitude,
She comes; and one word she utters
Just one; like a heavenly quire
Breaks my wall of stone emotions
Crumbling to her feet, defenseless;
The devil turns away knowing defeat
I am hers; to her bidding I am dedicated,
Will my love ever be reciprocated?
© okpoet

Eyes a creamy caramel
Looking at me
Girl; slow down
I want to walk with thee,
Skin so smooth
I can feel it without touching you,
All I wish for
Is one everlasting day with you,
Smile as bright as the sun
Caressing my face,
If I was a lawyer
You'd be my best case,
That pretty face of yours
All up in my dreams,
I wake up frantic
Busting at the seams,
I've been thanking God
For creating you,
Praising him
All the while idolizing you,
Plagiarizing your looks
Would be a crime,
I've run out of lines
For my next rhyme,
You're so fine, so unique, so sweet,
Being close to you
Would be my ideal treat,
If the hills had
As many curves as you do,
They'd be a drifter's paradise
Dream come true,
If my life ended
Before I could be with you,
I'd have one last thing left to do,
I'd thank the heavens
For having laid eyes on you...
© okpoet

You were once
A random etcetera,
Woman I hardly knew;
Best friend I always wished for
Muse I always dreamed of,
You came into focus  
Out of the blur,
Now you are my synonym
And the world is our antonym,
Let's become an onomatopoeic,
Sound of joy,
Two drops dripping upon the waters,
A splash a spray or sprinkle
Whooshes in the breeze,
Fluttering flags of independence,
A sign for all to see,
Two souls united  
Inseparable hearts,
Beating as one
To a tune all our own,
If we inspire before we expire,
Let no one extinguish this fire...
© okpoet

I eat my heart out
The weight on my shoulders
Now lies in my gut,
I'm consumed
In the consummation
Of what consumes me,
Thick skin
Getting thicker,
What better way
To build my defenses,
They won't be able to break in
Any longer,
They'll chide
And I'll take another bite,
They'll point
And I'll have another sip,
Who's eating who?
Weight off my shoulders
And into my soul,
It's all starting to taste the same...

APAD15 - 013 © okpoet

I'm lost without her smile
Wandering aimlessly,
She's derailed me
I was on a one track road,
My priorities straight ahead
Then she came along,
Blindsided, side swiped, T-*****
Me into the stratosphere,
She made me her orbit
Asteroids couldn't do worse,
Than her comet's impact
Into my world,
She took my air
The very breath from my lungs,
I am left gaping fish out the water
Swimming in the ocean deep,
All around me all is cold
No relief in sight,
Not even alcohol can do away
With her singed image in my brain,
I float as I sink
Every stray thought is her
She's cut me off at the knees,
Rendering me useless;
Do away with me like Old Yeller,
I no longer am alive; without her...
© okpoet

Hi hello hola
My buttercup,
How I've missed your eyes
I've been waiting to embrace
You with mine,
I'd take a picture
But it wouldn't
Do you any justice,
Nothing like the real thing
See how my fingers quiver
I'm itching to trace
Every feature of your face,
Beautiful in every light
Even more so in the dark
Find your silhouette
Beckoning,
Overshadow
Your own shadow,
Outshine
That big ball in the sky
With that smile
I've yearned for
Make you laugh
It's the sound
I wish silence
Was made of...
© 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

It might be that we
Started off on the right
Or the wrong or the left
Foot, or beneath the bed
I don't know just don't know
What I shouldn't have
Or what I could have said,
But the past is dead
And the future is crowning
This wilting present
Cannot withstand will not stand
The glaring brazen sun,
And we're standing around
Like strangers in a Starbucks line
Looking over our shoulders
Like we're hiking among
Prowling tigers and venomous
Snakes waiting lurking to strike,
Can't make eye contact
Like we're glancing into a
Flashlight revealing who
We really are, but naked even
We try and run away to hide
What we bare with ease
To a random stranger
In the night lost; forgotten
Like a blown into tissue
You save to use again,
Where do we begin anew?
Hi, it's a pleasure to meet you; I'm...

APAD13 - 043 © okpoet

There must be
A spaceship out there for me,
To take me from here
Away from this earth,
Remove me from this gravity
Let me fly away
Into space
To explore the galaxies
Far far away
Adventurer,
I just want to get away
Into the great expanse
Out there somewhere
There is a place for me,
Where I can belong
Rule or follow,
But it's my choice
My own domain,
A universe to myself
A great unknown
Cluster in the stars;
I want to get away to there...
© okpoet

Her lips I remember
How she mouthed the words,
With her fiery red lips
Contrast to her fair skin,
Eyes lit up like coal embers
I got lost in them,
Her embrace was like no other
But what she said;
Was most memorable,
I could never forget
I will forever reminisce;
Be haunted day & night,
Her words engraved
Burned into my mind,
Shell never be far
Shell never be close,
But those words;
Will make up for that,
Those words will be
Those words will stay with me;
Forever with me,
She said she loved me...
© okpoet

Smiling as I hop into my ride
Seems I have nothing to hide,
Truth is I have been dealt a blow
Beat down countless times in a row,
My heart is tattered; callous
Of love unworthy treacherous,
I pop in the first CD at hand
So used it's scratched like sand,
The rhythm gets a hold of me
Guiding me into another reality,
The words stab at my heart
A bull’s-eye for each line a dart,
I feel short of breath
As if in the grip of death,
Salty tears stream from my eyes,
****** taste to my lips a guise,
******* is I as the tracks play
The flogging continues as I parlay,
To listen until the very end
Peace to my soul may heaven send,
The memories of you fresh
In my mind; several a mesh,
Blinding me from the realization
You are gone; a sudden revelation...
© okpoet

Can I be
A nice mistake
You made once?
Not really looking
Just through a window
Saw something
That made you smile
And I was caught
In the tractor beam,
Opposing polarities
Couldn't separate us,
But you weren't exactly
An open embrace,
Burrs on a sock,
Lint in a pocket,
I wanted to be
But like one dusts off,
I was to be exiting
This bus ride,
Leave the taxi a tip,
Thanks for the trip,
Like free coffee
A sort of meh,
Nothing to like
Or not, I don't have
To be special to you,
Though you are to me,
If you remember;
Then address, if not
I'm postage for another letter...
© okpoet

She played me like a fiddle
Tuned into my thoughts and dreams,
Read me like an open dictionary
Knew how to solve the riddle,
And so it seems;
She was nothing revolutionary,
Just another pretty face
Gone almost without a trace,
Leaving me in wondering
Sitting and pondering,
How will I ever solve this puzzle?
But I must return to my hustle,
What keeps me grounded
While all others are dumbfounded,
I keep my head clear
Undistracted unable to hear,
The melodious song of those sirens
Beautiful and enchanting; oh how it lightens,
The spirit and mind
Leading many astray,
Their purpose behind
And as they break though the fray,
They all crash and burn
For all this I refuse to take a turn...
© okpoet

She waves
And not a hand
Has she raised,
With golden trestles
Spiraling down
Rapunzel's staircase
To the heavens,
Her sparkling smile
A sun breaking
Through the sky,
An entanglement of beauty
In every flicker of her eyes,
Goldilocks's perfection
In a vessel of curves,
Divine; sublime
Supple; sweetly
Dripping smoldering
Sensual alchemy,
She scorches
With a touch,
She sizzles
With a breath,
And with her gaze
To ashes you will burn...

APAD14 - 005 © okpoet

You're a cat and I'm a squirrel,
Looking for a nut in all the wrong;
Places - cause what's a fella doing in a barrel;
Shooting fish with a nickel and a song,
Those are dime a dozen and I've got a dollar;
For the jukebox to make you dance,
Because with you I want romance;
Not sport a tag and a brand new collar,
But am I really reaching far?
Aren't you down to earth?
I never wished upon a star,
Because I've always had in me mirth;
Always knew I would meet you,
But I'm not me anymore;
Thought I needed but I really want so much more,
Than long walks by the sea shore and beaches too;
I'm dying inside from jealousy and doubts,
Want to throw a fit and shout;
Never had these feelings before,
They unsettle me to the core;
You've struck a chord,
And I no longer wish to strum my solo;
This guitar has sliced my fingers like a sword,
Yet I still am humming my wretched tune; pro bono;
But I must let go of you and your truthful lies,
I hope to forget the memory of your amber eyes...
© okpoet

And just like that
Like after
The snap
Of a hypnotist's fingers,
I hear a sound
That I had never
Noticed before,
The silence of her absence
A distinct sort of restless void
Not only around me
But from within
Between every pounding
Beat of my heart,
The awareness
That after her
I could never again
Be alone and happy,
Just a sort of mild
Soapy kind of sadness
Lingering between
The rustlings and creaks of nature
And my artificial attempts
To drown out my solitude
Until she comes around again
My favorite song,
All the sweetness of sound
Unbottled from her laughter...

APAD13 - 141  © 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

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

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 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...

You call me
A poet and a thief,
So let me indulge thee
I'll make this short and brief,
We're all alike you and I
A tooth for a tooth
And eye for an eye,
Makes us thick
As thieves in a booth
No lock to pick,
If the door is open
Why still do we break in
To steal a heart
Is this a sin?
If done with poetry
The rules are faulty,
Meant to be broken
Golden token
Means; there's not a ruler
That can't crack
A diamond jeweler,
So we find ourselves back to back
Meeting on a level plain
Stealing syllables from the insane
We interpret and manipulate
All vowels and consonants in prose
Burglars thorns and words a rose...
©okpoet

I've got a goodbye
Just for you,
Never did think
It would end like this,
My hello was just
Like any other,
When all the rest
Thought why bother,
I came and I saw
The soul behind
Those eyes,
Waded deep
Within the lies,
Hoping I would find
Your truth raw,
Everything put to the test,
Everything put on the line,
Drying out in the sun,
***** laundry come clean,
But you had a loaded gun
Safety switch unlocked
I could see the gleam
In your eye as you cocked
The trigger ready and aimed,
Straight at my heart
Ready to put me to rest,
As much as I ducked
As much as I covered,
From the start I was fckd
I questioned why I bothered
In the first place,
To find what didn't leave a trace,
But I had nowhere to be
And I had all the time to see,
The face behind the mask,
The goal behind the task;
But all I've got left
Is my goodbye, hello's theft,
Place your memory
Under lock and key...
© 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

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

You may think you're broken
But I won't fix you,
Because there isn't one thing
I'd change about you,
You've hidden from the others;
But I've got a light
I want to shine on you,
Because I know
That's what you need,
No more shadows;
No more nightmares,
Know acceptance;
You'll never be rejected,
But I'm lying;
Because I would change you,
To bring out of you the best,
Build you up to be all that you can,
Because you can shine brighter,
Already stunning;
But you can set
An unreachable standard,
No one can touch,
Never hold you back,
Always push you forward,
And if I push enough
And you leave my side,
I'm just going to smile;
You made my time worthwhile...
© 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

Tuve
Un ataque al corazón,
Pero no fue el mío,
Fue el tuyo;
Que me desarmo,
Con tu pelo suelto
Me has desenvuelto,
Me traes distraído
Cometa fuera de
Su curso,
Si sigo así
Me voy a estrellar
Con el sol,
Y de allí saldré feroz
Volcán de deseos
Por ti,
Con el simple
Roce de tu piel
Con el mercurio
De mi alma encendida,
Si nos unimos
En este momento
Los planetas
Se alinearían
Y nuevas galaxias
Nacerán,
Todo esto pasa
Por enfrente de mis ojos
Yo aquí en el suelo
Recuperándome
Ataque de tu corazón;
No me defiendo
Porque estas batallas
Siempre las ganaras tú...
APAD13 - 036 © okpoet

You caught my eye
Like a fresh out of the oven pie,
As I glimpsed as if treasure
Your greatest asset by any measure,
Your legs sculptured chorus
Like Michelangelo's magnum opus,
Muscle sinew and flesh
Graceful even under duress,
Titillating distraction
Notice everyone's reaction?
Eyes dilating sizing
That kind of power; army's rising,
Silky velvety skin
Taut against your frame thin;
**** limber *****
You make slaves of men;
With but a glance
Make me pray for a chance;
For a moment with you
To express all my emotions true,
For you make me weak
As I think of this future bleak;
Gazing at your beauty
Admiration of you as if my duty...
© okpoet

Raw like an unroasted duck
I've stroked my luck
Beat off on destiny
Worked for every amenity
So I can kick back
Cut myself some slack
But I can't stop
Consistent as a perpetual clock
I've crawled and had my first steps
I've walked and flexed my biceps
Never backed down from a challenge
I can never make my bed to lay in
Always come to rest on a hinge
Never ink an appointment just push pin-
It on my calendar, never promise time
When I'll stop by for a corona and lime,
On the move I whiff the roses,
Let people enjoy me in small doses;
This is me; raw as can be in motion
Never gonna get cooked; free as killer whales in the ocean...
© okpoet

She's his bubsy;
Pause and watch this love's seed
Grow; beanstalk to the sky
Don't ask how; don't ask why,
Just let this magic be
As true as unicorns you will see,
There's one in a million
But she's one up in a trillion,
Mario's got his princess after all,
Jumped through hoop after hoop and pitfall,
But she's summer
Come after the spring,
Waited for the leaves to cover
The yellowed grass and now sing,
Sing loud and sing clear
Without a doubt or fear,
Water the ground  
And nourish with the sound,
These two hearts beating
All their past sorrows deleting,
Start of a new chapter
Happier than an ever after...
© okpoet