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

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

Beauty in her possession;
Is a power no mortal or god can wield,
She demands obsession;
From her stare no one can shield,
As she takes and consumes man's soul;
With a touch proves his demise,
A whisper his death's toll;
A stare eclipsing the sunrise,
This power she bares to all;
Unbeknownst to her and yet,
From winter to fall;
From the morning until sunset
All those around her; prisoners become;
Subdued by her charms,
All are taken captive; spared are none,
No warning; no alarms;
This is her virtue,
Spilt forth from her smile;
And little is left to go through and sift,
Of this carnage seen mile after mile;
As she continues wielding her beauty,
Hypnotic; entrancing; a call of duty...
© okpoet

I want to hold you close
Feel the beating of your heart against mine,
I need the warmth of your soul
To fill the void in mine,
Without you; the skies are gray
The earth around me is dead,
Without you I'm not alive
My blood ceases to flow,
Without you I don't exist
My being is without a spirit,
Without you; I cant live
I want to hold your hands in mine;
And tell you how much I love you,
I want to embrace you
And tell you how much I care,
I want to love you
Show you forever what you mean to me,
Hold me; love me,
I want to know you feel me too
These are the moments I seek,
The instants that give me life
Know who I am; know what I am,
I am the love you search for
Embrace me; accept me...
© okpoet

You tell me three little words;
I reply with four smaller words,
You smile at me;
I laugh with glee,
We share a moment or two
But we hide many things through
And through from each other
Wonder sometimes why we even bother,
Don't know who's going to speak up first
I'm parched from talking got to quench my thirst,
We walk away to our own little planet
Etch a sketch shaken we don't plan it,
What we'll say next
Lies shallow deep fabricated text,
How long can we keep this up
You're half empty I'm half full brimming cup
Of false interchanges amongst us
The world outside can't join this circus,
Always putting on a show improvising
We wear masks to keep from disguising
Our deep dark truths threatening to be sieved,
We are the greatest actors to have ever lived...
© okpoet

Today was the day
I looked about and saw the sky;
The world, everything around me
In a whole new way.

It started just the same
As every other 24 hours
Another X on the calendar,
Just more time ticking gone and came.

But like day to night
I met you
So sudden and unexpected
It all went from black to white.

My stars had aligned
My toast stopped falling
Butter side down
An explanation I could not find.

How could I explain this
To any a passerby?
How my heart beat so;
This was to me God’s kiss.

I looked into your guise
I listened to your voice
I felt the very depths of your soul
I smelled and tasted salty tears from my eyes.

Time finally stopped its tick tock
I was no longer confined
To the march of life’s parade
I finally found someone with whom to walk.

Who knew living was
Loving,
I can exhale now; next to you
Life gave me a day to pause…
© okpoet

Some say
They love
With all their heart,
But the brain
Is what thinks
Those thoughts,
The mouth talks
And kisses,
The hands touch
And caress,
The nose itches
And smells,
The eyes see
And take in the view,
The ears wax poetic
And listen,
The body moves
And bends at will,
All the senses
Share in what the mind wants,
And so I say
I love you
With my whole being,
Every fiber and atom
Of this universe
That flows
Through me
Simply
In adoration
Of you...

-okpoet

I see you from afar
Twinkling brightly like a star,
As your face lights up
Not from the coffee in your cup,
I can hear the pitter patter of your heart
Faster and faster from the start,
As your eyes lock
Tick tock,
Time stands still
Wonder how long till,
You're both in each other's arms
Exchanging kisses like collector's charms,
This sweet embrace
Who would have suspected this the case?
Two lover's hearts entwined
Love's response in kind,
No one the wiser to your wit
Practiced getaways like the perfect skit,
Each day the feeling growing strong
Learning each other like the words to your favorite song,
And soon I hope the perfect culmination
Will arrive to this incantation,
Live for each moment in this dreamy existence
As you live for each other without pretense...
© okpoet

I used to carry
An empty glass,
Never would I admit
And kept hidden,
With a smile on my face
I masqueraded,
When she came around
Pitcher in hand,
Without thinking
I held my glass out,
She spilled a few drops
And my eyes lit up
I thirsted but I refrained,
She started to pour
Glass half full,
I took a sip
Then I drank
Timidly at first
But then I drenched
My palate,
This was unlike
Anything I've ever had,
My cup overflowed
And I a fool
Thought it would
Never run dry,
But here I am now
My glass shattered
I am empty again,
Thirst come heavy
With want,
If I had a taste
Once more,
I would cherish
Every measure
But no other liquid
Will ever appease,
This drought
In my soul,
Barren
Desert
In my heart,
I will forever yearn
But for a few more drops from her...
© okpoet

Precious stones
Amount to plenty,
Found in places
Far and deep unknown,
Whilst I searched
For that one jewel that would
Place a twinkle in my eyes,
Far and wide
Through night & day,
Throughout the four known hemispheres,
By land; sea, sky time & space,
Miles turned to days; endless years
I searched to no avail; hopeless
There was no treasure map to guide me,
Just a thought; a wish; a plea,
But just as my travels an end had sought
I turned to look around me
Home once more,
And there I realized
At least not late,
I had sought the wrong treasure
It was there all along
Within my grasp,
She; my love; my life; precious diamond
Her eyes shining stars; which long ago
Had captivated me; and made her
The beautiful apple of my eyes,
A fool was I...
© okpoet

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

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

She smiles
As she laughs in piles
Of joy; excruciating pain
In your side as you lose your breath,
You can't catch it
It's gone; but that silly smirk
Lingers on your face,
She can't help herself
Eyes wandering
Searching around
She locks on to you
A guided missile;
And you burst
Like a water balloon
****** into space,
Clearing your head of worries
Like she took you for a walk
But you're still here;
Never went far
She was always near
A breathtaking muse;
A jubilee of laughter...
© 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

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

Always in black
From the summer
To the spring,
Year after year
I am in mourning,
For the love
For the pain,
The one who got away
The one who stole
My heart,
The only one I had,
And even though
I know where to find her,
I prefer to sleep
I prefer to suffer,
The agony of her distance
The cold memories
Frozen photos
Now diluted of color,
I resolve to wake
For the lies of my hopes,
That one day
I'll see her again
Again hear her laughter,
But those dreams now stay
Like splinters
In the hole in my chest,
How sweet would death be
After the torture of my days,
Always cloudy
Because of the sun that left me
For another rainbow...
©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

Among my thoughts and woes
I’m the only one that knows,
From your silky hair
To your pretty toes,
You are the most
Beautiful rose,
Amidst a field
Full of butterweeds
I’m broken down on my knees
But no one can hear my pleas,
Might as well be
Screaming overseas,
Like a ship lost
At the edge of the bay,
You like a lighthouse
Show me the way,
I await you in the morn
Like the first sunray,
Thank you for being you
You make my day...
© okpoet

Do I miss you
Because
You're far?
Do I miss you
Because
It's been awhile?
Why do I miss
What do I miss
What what oh what
Is amiss?
Is it the absence
Of you?
The distance
Of you?
Am I night
Missing the moon
The twinkling of stars
All the strangers around me
Not bright enough
To lure me out of the dark
Corners that I hide; that I lurk in?
Or am I grass
Missing the sun
The warmth
The fiery burn
Motionless too long
Without a light breeze?
Or am I the shore
Still feeling
The splash
Of your farewell
Long after
You've waved
Goodbye?
APAD13 - 093 © okpoet

I hear
The hollow tipped
Words leave your lips
Lightly uttered
To another,
And I imagine them
Piercing my skull
Puncturing my heart,
Would I bleed
A torrential downpour
Of emotions
Or would I deflect?
I am uncertain
But I feel
As though
They've grazed me
A light scarring
Upon me
I inquire
How it is so
That such few words
Can lead
To great tribulation
Within my mind
And I realize
They were grenades
Fragmented ammo
To all within
Earshot and I,
Am a victim...
APAD13 - 092 © okpoet

I thought you were
An angel,
Come to set me free
But you had not the key,
To let me out my prison,
I thought you had
Brought me light
Into the darkness I reside,
But I'm still lying here
Alone in the cold
Counting my bones
Thin I have become
For this hunger
I cannot relieve;
This thirst constant
For the sun to shine,
Blood run dry
From my cracked lips,
A feather falls
From your wings;
I hold it against me,
Hope that maybe
I am wrong and
You'll come back...
© okpoet

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

The anticipation is heavy within me,
Clouding my every thought
I feel light headed as you
Shut off the flow of life
Around me as nothing else matters,
I can savor the hesitation
Between the airlock
Of our lips,
And then it's a vertical wrestle
Across the floor
Shucking off clothes
And then we stop,
That millimeter
Space between
The contact
Of our bodies,
I can almost feel
Your delicate suggestion
Of hairs rise like static,
Electrifying
The first beads of sweat
As our skins graze
Like the first seconds of an ice cube
When barely you acknowledge its temperature,
The first sip of summer's cool lemonade;
Or is it the very finest of wines,
That's no longer here nor there
As I cling onto your body
Pleasurable friction,
Solid yet malleable
Against the bed trestle
And every other strong surface,
I feel the smoothness of you
Against the rough callousness of my hands,
And I feel I could never let go,
No questions words or thinking,
Just heart, need, and want
And crave, and hunger
Salt lick,
I want to deplete you of air
And replace it all with passion;
Sweet, our bodies shivering
Like crack fiends,
No athlete could keep up
In this heat feel
The slightest caress of a breeze...
APAD13 003 - © okpoet

Any price I'd pay
For the sun to shine,
For the flowers to bloom
For a breeze to play with your hair,
All this I wish
To give to you
As if it were mine,
Just to get you out of that gloom,
Just to brighten your eyes
Take away that stare,
Any price I'd pay
For a jester to make you laugh
For a handsome man to love you back,
For the world to do your bidding,
Of all the things
I want for you,
This is only half,
If it were up to me
Nothing you would lack,
You'd be sitting pretty knitting
Nah, I take that back I think
You'd be laughing
Singing; beautiful in pink,
Not a care in the world,
Not a frizz in your hair
Whether it's straight or curled,
Any price I'd pay
To put the wind under your wings
To give you many wonderful shiny things,
For you to experience pleasure
Unbridled and without measure,
Any price I'd pay just to see you smile
A sight so dazzling;
I could see it from a mile...
© okpoet

She's always there
Staring back
I'm always here
Looking at her,
She's faintly smiling
I'm vaguely crying,
Every time I look up
Her eyes meet mine,
I want to push her away,
Out of my world
But she just sits there
Stubborn and relentless,
She won't leave me be,
Won't let me wipe my slate clean,
Start again with the thoughts;
I laugh at the memories
She just keeps on reminding me,
Never looking away,
Without a word between us;
I caress her frame;
It's but a picture letting me not forget;
Keeping her alive in my heart...
© okpoet

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

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

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

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

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

My heart jumps
When you call,
All my worries
& cares seem to fall,
Just one minute
With you seems an eternity,
Just one word
From you an entire symphony,
Sometimes dreadful I fear,
The angst in my voice you could hear,
The lust, the want, the need,
These feelings held back
That wish to be freed,
To call you names;
Pretty ones I mean,
Like baby, sweetie,
****, my queen,
Your voice flows audible
Toxic to my ears,
A vision of you
Clouds my eyes with tears,
How I yearn to have you before me,
With that pretty smile that fills me with glee,
To see you, hear you,
Feel you, smell you,
I want nothing more
Than to be with you; boo,
To cradle you my love;
In my arms, I wish to give in
To your seductive charms,
I want you once forever;
Just you & I as one together...
© okpoet

I want a swing
To sway between
The moon and the earth,
A hammock to lie
Between Canis
Major and minor,
Let me row a boat
One paddle
Through
The milky way,
Let me pedal
Across the galaxy
On a starship enterprise trike,
I want to race
A shooting star,
Whittle meteoroids
Into beautiful
Paper weights,
Surf the rings
Of Saturn,
And play
Laser tag amidst
All the space debris,
Let me be astronaut...

APAD13 010 - © 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

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

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

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

Lovely writer;
Not I,
Lovely penman;
Is you,
Lovely are the words
Once written,
Lovely is the inspiration
Once flowing,
Lovely are the caged birds
Once freed.
Lovely is the imagination,
Once unleashed,
But all that is lovely,
Is not
Lovely at all,
Without
The observation
Of the observer,
The comment
Of the commenter,
The appreciation
To the author...
APAD13 008 - © okpoet

I awake
Expecting you there,
I lie awake
The scent of you
Lingers in the air,
Like a crow in my mind
A squawk of thoughts
That rewind and replay
Every single detail,
Every inch
That I've traversed
Where every fiber met
My fingers
A phantom touch
Like memory foam
Of my skin,
The contact ebbs
The flow of your body
Almost etched
Into my very soul,
Oh how can I sleep
Where an angel has been...

APAD2020 - 001

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

When the morning air wakes me
Crisp and chill;
It's a whole new day
As my first thoughts begin to form,
I'm aware
Not of the day that is to be
Or what I am to do or accomplish;
But that there is someone close
Whom I hope never parts;
Thought I do not wake by her side
She is there nearby
Getting ready for her day,
I wish to greet her
To see a smile; hear her voice,
Just to glance upon her eyes
Because she is;
The start of my day
The feeling that wakes me,
My every other thought
Every other breath,
She keeps me awake until
The night falls and I sleep again,
And I hope she'll always wake me
Once more; forever more...
© okpoet

You saved his life
That little boy
Within the man
I have become,
You said hello
And gave him
A hand up,
From a well
Of sorrow
You helped
Him laugh again,
Love again,
Be Alive again,
You want
To save the children,
Just know some
Are trapped inside
The hearts of men
Just wishing for a smile
Just hoping for a word
From a kind soul
In a distantly separated earth,
When you let them free
From their prisons;
This world will know
The laughter of innocence;
The love of babes;
A world together...
© okpoet

When the sun rises
As a brand new day
And you're not there,
I wish for the sky to cloud
And for the dark to come again
So I can curl back up
A ball in the corner,
To ride out
The empty days,
When a happy thought
Makes it's way
Into my head
I feel guilty
And ashamed,
You're not there
To share it with me
And I wish to make it go away
Because I don't want to be glad
Without you,
When I turn any corner
And you're not there
I wish to walk backwards
And never turn the page
On this story
That seems to have ended
Long ago,
But somehow I know
There is yet more to be written...

APAD13 - 122 © okpoet

I know you ain't comin'
Back, bad lovin'
But I was funny
Come back to me hunny,
I don't mind waitin'
If that's the game
I ain't hatin'
It's all the same
To me, one day
One year, one lifetime
What can I say
Your love wasn't a crime,
But your getaway
Was the worst part
Of this play,
Target my heart
But you only missed
Where you hadn't ******
All around and over
But now it's Grover,
Trashed and abandoned
Crushed four leaf clover
Cause I didn't bring you
The luck you searched for,
I know you ain't comin'
Back, but your song I'm still strummin'...
© okpoet

Will you
Seep into my nightmares
Like the sun
Breaking through clouds;
And embrace me
Like the shadow
Of the dark side of the moon?
A beacon in the mist
Shining through the haze,
Under cover
Of every night
A ghost of light
Forever making the darkness
Not so true a fiend
I thought I could hide behind
Like a curtain
Before the show
Unveiling demons
In the shade,
Restless in their endeavor
As I drag my pain
A love for misery
Because you only linger
Under a black sky
Never rising with the day
To start again...

APAD14 - 002 © okpoet

My mind on you,
Stuck like glue,
Can’t think of anything else,
As I walk the beach & pick up shells,
I try to think of something different,
Like are you an angel; heaven sent?
'Cause nothing else matters but you,
Cupid has struck me with his arrow through,
I’m possessed & can’t concentrate,
This feeling I love but I also hate,
Jealousy fills me when you talk to someone,
But I can’t convince myself to be the one;
You should be with,
When I sleep I writhe;
In agony because you are not with me,
I wish I knew how I could make you see,
That I could be so much more,
Than what I seem to you; whom I adore,
If I knew the spell that could bind me & you,
Long ago I’d have proved my feelings true,
But for now my heart cries with sorrow,
As I wonder if you'll ever know,
How this heart of mine could love,
A woman like you, beautiful dove...
© okpoet

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

Con besos
Te inundare
Como el mar
Satura la tierra
Sal de mis lágrimas
Sudor de mi pasión
Por todo tu cuerpo;
Los peces serán testigos
De mi amor por ti,
Con besos
Te tatuare
Como la tinta
De todos los lapiceros
Llenan las páginas
De todos los libros
Letras de mi mente
Palabras de mi corazón;
Las tablas de contenido
Serán testigos
De mi devoción a ti,
Con besos
Te envolveré
Como las brisas
Sacuden tu pelo
Aire de mis suspiros
Dióxido de carbono
De mis pulmones;
Por todo el horizonte
Por todos los hemisferios
De la tierra al sol,
El mundo será testigo
De nuestro amor...
APAD13 – 105 © okpoet

I still think of you,
Pretty eyes beautiful hue,
I shed a tear,
Whenever your voice I hear,
Think of those times,
Riding between the lines,
Racing fast;
Running away at last;
Our dreams we had to fulfill,
That was such a thrill,
But our time faded,
We strayed from our course jaded,
And so; far and close,
The paths we chose,
Separated our lives,
But sharp they were not knives,
For you still are in my mind,
Your essence you left behind,
For me to cherish, never forget,
Unsettling in my days; you beget...
© okpoet

Here I am
Hurting
More than hurt,
I reached out
Cracked
The pistacho shell
I hid in,
Thought it better
That I do
Something
Bigger than myself,
But here
I stand
Faltering
Nothing to lean on,
This unbalanced
Teeter totter
The only
Weeble wobble
That could be
Toppled,
I can't pretend
I am not vulnerable
And yet I endure...

APAD16 - 021 © 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