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

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

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

I'm a collector
A hoarder
A keeper
Of all sorts
Tangible or not,
Anything stays;
People come
People go,
But they've never
Stayed by me,
I have memories
Gifts and scraps
From years
And years ago,
I'm buried
In everything I have;
Though I have nothing
To show for it,
It's all just stuff
But one thing
Is for sure;
If I could
I'd give it all away;
Just to have kept you...
© okpoet

It wants of drink
But it cannot quench it's thirst,
It wants of food
But no buffet can appease,
This heart's appetite
It's want for love cannot;
Be satiated by any external thing,
But love itself and it lies
Nonreciprocating
Bouncing back and forth
Against cold glass
In a mirrored room
Without a window to look out,
At the world so bright
Filled with this feeling
It's missing,
Holding out for that one
She of daydreams
Of fake memories,
Whom this heart pleaded
For on bent knee;
To many a shooting star...
© okpoet

I won't ever leave,
Not because
I have nowhere to go,
But because
Next to you
Is where I truly want to be,
You are
The other side
The just right,
******' perfect
The just one reason,
You are
The lemons
And chips,
Right side up
My good side,
All the hell and darkness
Gritty skies
And the bitter cold;
My insanity and distress
Is the absence
Of you...

APAD16 - 007 © okpoet

She walks by
In a dashing hurry,
All and sundry
Steps aside blurry,
She walks;
Her path a red carpet,
Deserving of greeting
A pirouette,
As she passes by to leave,
If one must speak
Do not bereave,
Words uttered
Of inspirational awe,
Pristine defined
She has none a flaw,
Beautiful she tethers the world,
On a string
From her pinkie a herald,
For those in wonder,
Whom she is,
Gossip & hearsay
Silenced to a fizz,
She taps my shoulder
Lightly, hark!
Her voice a bubbly spring,
A lark,
The chosen one is I,
Perennial,
As if witnessing a
Centennial,
Off my knees,
Her friend I to be,
My face flushed a jubilee!
© 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

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

The night dwindled like the flutter of butterflies;
As a fire ignited in my soul cinders like fireflies,
Overjoyed was I in the glow of your charm;
My heart beating rapidly such alarm,
What was this feeling being next to you?
To be far away would make me so blue,
A simpler beauty I could not know;
Any accessories would be too much even a bow,
The song of your laughter my lullaby;
A look; a smile to miss this I would cry,
And if ever anyone would ask of me;
What it is that describes you to the T,
I would not have enough words;
My thoughts would scatter like the twitter of birds,
To put it all in just one sentence;
I could not stand the pretense,
You are too intricate;
Impossible to replicate,
This is you a wonderful dream;
To wake from it impossible it would seem,
As this night would have been bliss;
Had it been sealed with a kiss...
© okpoet

I'm getting high
On the stars
Downing the moon
Like a pill
Hard to swallow
Need a bigger
Glass of milk
Because
The Swiss cheese
Is too hollow,
Skimming along
The ocean blue;
The water is cool
Find the lighthouse
By the ocean's shore,
As I sink into this coma,
Carry me deep
Into your slumber
And wrap your arms
My sweetest drug,
In the dark of night
Sleep come
Before the sunrise
Be it late than never...
© okpoet

I'm bleeding
On the outside
While scarring
On the inside,
Calloused heart
Like the hands of a farmer
No longer
Finding blisters
From the need,
Every encounter
That left me
Nursing wounds
A defenseless soul
In a harsh urban world,
Trying to love
Without blowback,
But a back draft
Always waited
Behind doors
That burned
With desires
On short fuses,
A shower of sparks;
Short lived fireworks
Of temporary emotions,
To which I could only relate to
In words,
Words that couldn't hold their own
Against the fires
Of the ******
Lonely spirits
In this crowded world...

APAD13 - 151 © okpoet

Did today happen?
Did it really happen?
You sprang forth
Like a groundhog
From your cave
In the thick
Of summer's eve,
Seeking the sun
To cast your shadow;
So as to retreat
Once more;
But your cold
Fingertips warmed
And a slight red
Rosy on your cheeks
Glowed with a smile,
Laughter erupting
From the depths
Of your belly empty
Hibernation's toll,
And while the breeze
Still blew chilly,
Our eyes rekindled
Happy at the sight
Of one another,
And for once
In a long spell
You braided
Your golden trestle
Let down
From your towering
Steeple up high;
I the guest
At your behest,
Delayed
Was my frayed
Goodbye,
But knowing
That waiting
For the next time
To come around again
Is but a memory from now until then...
©okpoet

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

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

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

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

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

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

And I will see her
My sunrise
In the morning

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

You're not hard to love
But not easy to forget,
Moments here and there
Minutes and hours everywhere,
The dust of you will gather
When you step away,
And for once I won't clean
I'll remember everything,
Let the cobwebs gather
Let the rot eat through,
And as I fade away
I'll regret this one,
Heart of my soul
Spirit of my flesh,
The one that was simply
You and only you,
Will be the last
To occupy my life,
Run don't walk
So I don't think
Too ******* your linger
The sooner I can lie
To myself that you were
Only magic of my mind
A trick of my eyes
Deception of myself,
It cannot be broken
That which I already did,
Left the pieces for me
To follow back,
Before you ever came
So that I could,
Make believe
I don't remember,
The details of your face
As I say goodbye to your shadow,
Sweet friend of yesterday
Bitter enemy of tomorrow...
© okpoet

It's her most precious possession
Bordering on obsession,
It fills her with pride
As she walks she seems to glide
As if on a bed of sunrise
It goes with her every guise,
A bare essential
It causes her joy exponential,
And with a snap of her fingers
You'd think a flash mob of singers
Would appear to convey
How this is her way,
The little things that make her
Like a tiger is known for its fur
But it may as well be her lure;
Example of what she could procure
From the very nothing of blue
A flower; a necklace; a shoe,
Extraordinary trimmings
Assortment of playthings
To make wonder and inquisition of her,
But you should know for sure
You'll never be for her this,
A thing of cool; a thing of bliss...
© okpoet

Illusion illusion
My dreams end in disillusion,
Confusion confusion
My thoughts are jumbled fusion,
Nightmares and dreams
Bust and blend at the seams,
Never do I know where they start
Where they will at any minute come apart,
This is your doing my undoing
Creeping up on me I feel the sting,
Of reality the apprehension
Can't break the icy tension,
Though you are just within reach
You're like a security field I can't breach,
But it's just I with my heart in a lie
That without you I would die,
But that is my roadblock
As the time paces I watch the clock,
Awaiting the next time I'll be with you
Just an hour; a minute; a moment long overdue...
© okpoet

I thought she let him go;
But I was wrong long ago,
I thought she would forget him;
But this was not a whim,
Her heart belongs to that man;
Only he can satisfy her like no one can,
She is not whole without his soul;
Her love yearns for him like a burning coal,
Never will she let this hope die;
I thought I convinced her with my last cry,
But this is not possible after all;
How could I break her fall?
She loves him so;
And this is her curse my foe,
She thinks I know not;
But she gives it away like an ink blot,
I have lost the fight;
I can only pray he turns into Mr. Right,
For her life's sake;
Because from this dream she will never wake,
As she drowns in the throes of his passion;
For reason and logic her mind has shun...
© okpoet

Who could have thought
Who could have known,
Those simple little words
Could do so much harm,
Ate away at her
Like worms in an apple core,
The thoughts crumbling
Away in her mind,
Until no thought was left,
Other than to walk away,
Walk away is all she did
Not a word, not a note
Not one intent to hesitate,
How could I expect
Anything more,
Those little words
Cannot be unsaid
Cannot be unheard,
A seal on her heart
Broken,
Can't be put back together
If she won't give me a chance,
No thoughts are left
For me or of me,
But mine linger magnetic
And will forever haunt me...
© okpoet

She looks good
In my peripherals
For reals,
She likes to wear Prada
But she can rock nada,
That's her best designer
None finer
So imagine when
I look at her
Head on
It's like an oncoming semi
I'm crushed
A little weak in the knees
Her beauty
An onslaught
A myriad
Of unbelievable,
It can't just be me
I see the ocean of eyes
Locked on her,
Fortunate am I
If she only sees me
I'm but a peasant
To her my queen...

APAD16 - 010 © okpoet

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

I love you,
Like my instinct
To live another day
Though every night,
I want to die
Asking why
You're so far
Asking why
You're not here,
Why you're everything
That I hold dear,
Yet I'm clutching
At nothing,
But my heart
From the pain
And yet
There is no gain
Whatsoever,
And if ever
I may find
Relief
For this
My ever present
Grief,
It scares me
That I want so badly
To stay alive
Because of you...

APAD13 - 138 © okpoet

Maybe your bones
Are funny
And I'm ticklish,
Afraid to
Start a war
Where you'll beat me
By finding
My weak spot,
Where I'll break
By the slightest touch of you,
Laughing until tears
And crying until
I'm breathless,
And as we lie
There between
The sheets
And the pillows,
We'll know
These are the moments
We'll never forget
The memories
We'll never regret,
No matter what
May happen
After we've settled down
And we're serious
Pretending
Nothing ever happened,
But inside we're
Giddy and silly
And dizzy
And happy...
APAD13 - 100 © okpoet

Don't go;
Not yet
Not now
It's not even Christmas,
I jest;
Too many words
Not yet said
Not enough memories,
I've bled red
And bruised blue
Before there was ever you,
In my mind in my days
There was a blank slate
But you made me create
Another reality,
And that is the insanity
It consumes,
You exhume
My hidden thoughts
How they lingered
Long ago;
And now they go
Before I've had a chance
To put pen to paper
And you run away now like in a caper,
Shall I stop you perchance?
© okpoet

Her beauty
Is spilt
Across a canvas
Of hurt,
She wears pain
Like blush
Sometimes heavy
And it smears
Through the tears
A pitter patter
Of suffering,
No one understands
Yet they're all beneath her,
A shooting star
Streaking across
Their otherwise plain sky
Her soul ablaze
Everyone wishes,
As the darkness surrenders
To her fiery light...

APAD15 - 017 © okpoet

I didn't notice
When your hand went cold
I didn't notice
When your heart broke
I didn't notice
When your smile faded,
And for this I suffer
Knowing I could have
Done something
But now it's too late
And you're dead as can be
Because no longer
Do my hands hold yours
No longer
Does your heart beat
For me,
No longer
Will I hear your laughter,
Because you're far away
By someone else's side,
And I just have your ghost
Impostor by my side
A shadow of a time
When I thought
You and I
Were forever
And I couldn't
Ever lose you...
APAD13 - 118 © okpoet

Fell in love one day,
Fell in love with a woman,
Beautiful she was,
Sweet her disposition,
Heavenly face,
Devilish body,
She smiled seductively,
She smiled innocently,
She caught me in a trap,
She led me into a place;
Full of wonderful smells,
Full of wonderful feelings,
But this was all a dream,
This was all a misconception,
For underneath that smile;
Was a heart rotten through,
She had no feelings, no moral,
She had tricked me; evil woman,
She took me for all I was worth,
But worst she took my heart,
Fell in love one day,
Fell in love with a devil woman...
© okpoet

Every once in a while
When life's not so senile,
Beauty hits us like an impact
Leaving all but our eyes intact,
To see what others miss
The slightest flutter of bliss,
Passing us by like fleeting wind
And from this moment we can't rescind,
What it does to our senses
Void of all pretenses,
We acknowledge this gift
What time and God left us to sift
Through; of all that exists
That's just what life insists,
To admire the exquisite miracle
Of the human form; its pinnacle
Achievement; this is woman;
Distraction to and destruction of man,
And it can't be denied
Though we've all tried and tried,
She'll always makes us surrender
To her touch loving and tender,
And as we admit to our defeat
Just to be with her; is a triumphant feat…
© okpoet

I went blind
At the sight of you
I couldn't believe anything else I saw,
I went crazy
At the thought of you
I never wanted to be sane again,
I bowled with the moon
Alongside of you
Straight down the lanes
With you
It was par every time,
Strike after strike
All the fires lit
Could never be put out
As long as you were around,
I will never see
I will never think
I will never live
The same,
Without you...

APAD15 - 020 © okpoet

I had a little dream
That slowly grew
Until one day
It was all but real,
I thought
It would be grand
If I could be
Loved by her,
And so I set my ways
To be for her
The very best
I could be,
Worked hard
Ambition driving me
To dress her in the very best
To house her in the very safest,
But I forgot
Just one
Little thing
The most important,
I forgot to love her
And so here
Surrounded in her dresses
Under the grandest roof,
I weep for her;
For it did not matter
How much I gave her
For she wanted very little,
My embrace
To clothe her
My love
To shelter her,
But I didn't know
And now she's gone
In the arms of another
And now I dream again...

APAD13 - 148 © okpoet

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

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've captured this day
It's in my head ready to play,
At any given moment
Relieving my life's torment,
It's started and about to end
And one thing I've come to comprehend,
I've made today a memory
My greatest reverie,
And I shall come back
Time and time permitting,
To this dawn; to this dusk
And I'll savor what it is,
But a safe place to lie
From the haste of everyday,
The challenges of living
Because life is unforgiving,
If we don't stop to play
Once in a while; lose the tie,
And remember what it is we miss
That which is within the husk,
Of our monotonous routine whittling
Away at our knack to kick back,
And recharge to keep surviving
As each new day keeps arriving...
© okpoet

Upon your smile
I came running
Wanting to get closer
And closer
And soon I did
As close as I could get
So near
I ended up
On the other side
Of you,
I wanted to be
Creamer
To your coffee,
But I was more oil
To your water,
And so I float
Like clouds
Across the land,
I see you
And I fall upon you
Gladly,
Into your gutters....

APAD15 - 008 © okpoet

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

It's all a flurry
All I see is blurry,
The lights are streaming
Sparkles in her eyes are gleaming,
The music is pulsating
Through my skin,
Deep within my soul
I feel it overpowering,
I have no control
Who does?
Not I
I'm teetering on the brink,
I'm going to fall
From the rhythm,
This beat is sick
It makes my heart tick
She laughs; I smile
This is going to be a hit,
I jump
My heart is lit
What is my next move?
I am feeling this groove
She dances close to me
I will seize this moment, I will not flee...
© okpoet

I hope and wish
For her to turn back,
Not that I wouldn't run
After her
In a rush
Into this;
Beckoning,
Like a fool
Lose my cool,
But I'm afraid
To break through
And find myself,
Smiling back
Reflection,
Closer than
It appeared
Through the rain
Under sun,
No storm
Or thunder
Will stop
Me; I will pursue...
© okpoet

I was too
Not wanting to,
Write another word
But my pen at my hilt
At the ready my sword,
Caught a gleam, a glint
Of your words, your quilt
Warm and cozy feeling, a hint,
That like a cigarette not put out
Tossed on the pavement gave a spark
And now out and about
I'm like a stray dog in a park,
Running crazy so wild
Tongue out, my leash torn
For this, for this I was born,
I'll never holster this urge
And much like a sinking boat
I must all these words purge
Even if I wear the heaviest coat
These hot wing thoughts are anything but mild...  
© okpoet

I engineered
And I constructed
Towers majestic
Rising above all
The clouds shrouded
Like steps to the heavens,
And on the highest
Of pedestals
I placed her,
Thought her a queen
But that crown
Was not golden,
Oh how she has fallen
Bruised and broken
A landing that shook
All the foundations,
But I can rebuild
Quickly I can cobble together
A wall to hold and hide within
The truth that has been revealed,
No one the wiser
Least of all her,
Shambles and ruins
Cloak her as she shivers
A cold she cannot shake,
Where she aimed
I do not know,
A moving bulls eye
Perhaps,
I'll still kneel before her...

APAD16 - 003 © okpoet

I lay here
Looking up at the sky,
I watch the planes touch down
And I await you earnestly,
Thinking of all the things
I want to say to you,
But I've said too much
Already the words flow,
As they touch the white
Of this paper,
They crash and stop;
Forever they will stay,
Permeated from my heart
Onto your memory,
As I imbibe this toxic slush
Awaiting relief,
I have no exit strategy
I run from you,
But I wish you were here
And I cannot suppress the emotions,
Running through this ink
As the poison seeps through my veins,
It runs it's course
But I haven't any synonyms,
To say other than;
I miss you,
The clichés running one after another
Into my pillow tears,
Pouring a waterfall of angst
Sorrow my bed
I've lost myself in this night,
Afraid to acknowledge
I don't want to forget you;
This is my pain; this is love...
© 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

Her blood flows
In bloom rosy
A plume of bright color
Against her fair skin,
She savors the pain
Alert she feels alive
For the duration
Of this ****** spectacle
Crimson tides
Undulating on a white beach
She's entranced
Amused at her own treachery,
Sinking further
Into the show,
A fiery spill
On snow,
Not fun
For her,
But spectators
Offer no words...

APAD15 - 014 © okpoet

I ran out of love
Ran out of love today
I woke devoid
I woke an abyss,
All grays and dark
All colors gone
Absence of warmth
From within my heart,
I heard a silence
In my mind
I heard flames go out
And felt ashes
At my fingertips,
My black suit was stained
A darker than dark
Shade of somber,
The sun a bright white
I turned away
Like a sunflower
Rejecting it,
Thinking nothing
But empty bubbles
Like bubble gum popped
Not a thing
Not a thought
Not a care
Not a smile,
I ran out of love today...
APAD13 - 090 © okpoet

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

I wished
That we were like waves
Not knowing
Where you ended
And I began,
That we were melded
Like clouds
And cotton candy,
Woven together
Easy to separate
But just as easy
To mesh as a whole,
A little bit of you
In me,
A little bit of me
In you,
We can be as one
Without the other,
But we're so much better
Together...

APAD15 - 019 © okpoet

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

Every shape in every cloud
Every dream screams of you loud,
Never knew such a yearning
A feeling of longing,
A face to miss
Memories strong as this,
Find me in my mind
To the rest of the world blind,
Time still, time spilt
Earth uneven on tilt,
Fires yield embers
September through Decembers,
Like bubbles through the years
Never revealing the truths of my fears,
So many people coming and going
None worth a minute past knowing,
Feel the warmth fading
No more timber to feed the thoughts evading,
Always you in the grey matter
Always former never latter,
Of what once was
Or might be, still be, twas...  
© okpoet

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

Oh that I would
Have more hands
To touch you with,
Oh that I could
Have more legs
To run to you,
Oh that I should
Have more eyes
Have more ears
Have more lips,
To see more
To listen more
To say more
All the things
Of you
By you
About you,
Because I feel
That one of me
Is not enough,
One of me
Can only do so much,
And I don't want you to tire
To grow dull and bored
To walk away
From me,
When all I am
Everything you see
Everything you feel
From me,
Is all that I am
Just for you...
APAD13 - 113  © 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