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No matter
How many battles
Are waged
Between
My heart and mind
No matter
How many
Thoughts are cut short
And feelings felled
Before they're expressed,
There seems to be
No clear winner,
My mind tries tactics
To block my heart
Rockets
And my heart
Strategizes subliminal
Torpedoes
Of impulses
One step backward
One step forward
Sometimes sideways
The only one moving
On the dance floor
To an internal song
Of conflict
Love and hate
About what I feel
For the likes of you
Never ending war...
APAD13 - 079 © okpoet
I'm not living;
Life without you
Time is indefinite,
I want to wait for you
Will you return?
I do not know
But I hope
In dreams
Reality will hit me,
I miss you; love,
Sometimes my thoughts
Are my only savior,
But I'm also going crazy
Thinking and praying
For the day you'll return,
It's the only purpose I have,
Drinking beer by the keg
Tasting wine by the barrel,
Days used to go by like nights,
But now; no longer can I ignore
Every single tick magnified
As I try uselessly to talk
Myself out of time's grip,
Watch I no longer wear
To know the time
But to be aware
Of it's heaviness
On my wrist;
Hanging limply
By my side,
Unable to rise
And wave hello
At another day...
APAD13 - 040 © okpoet
When she rushes
Into you
Like a crashing wave
Like a gust of wind
Like a summer's day breeze
Like a happy pup,
This is her love
Washing over you
Drowning you
Embracing you
Adoring you,
Her arms
Her smile
Her laughter
Her joy
Extensions
Of her heart
Her mind blinded
At the sight of you,
All for you
Whether friend
Or lover,
Don't ever;
Never ever let go...
APAD13 - 083 © okpoet
I still remember
When I toiled the earth
From morning to sundown
Sweat on my brow
Boiling in my veins,
I'd wipe away the blood
And catch my breath
Looking upon her
The dirt that lived
That supported my every step,
Every breath that escaped me
Was a sigh for her,
And now I lie
Tired and weary
Not wanting to toil again
Given up
For I could not grow
What she wouldn't yield,
Barren death
Cold frosted land
Wicked weeds of doubt,
I loved her
Through the tears
And even then
No seed would bare
What I yearned from her...
APAD13 - 115 © 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
She teases as she plays smooth as hot-
Butter in a pan working with what she's got,
No less the sizzle when she chills;
Even without the bells whistles and frills,
She's still more than you can handle;
Hot hot hotter she burns like a candle,
Yankee long the wick never will the flame go-
Out in the darkness she lights the way,
Never letting you get lost go astray;
And if you do she'll bring you back never forego,
You before any other as long as you never-
Do her wrong, sing along with her forever,
Because she is so much more than what you see;
You must feel what's beneath it all the smiles and be,
Straightforward, and you'll get to know her;
Innermost thoughts, watch her jump tumble and were-
It not for fun still splash into your world not a clash,
Just full of life filling with smiles and just a dash;
Of glitter amongst the scattering of your ideas,
Which she'll bring a different perception to, free as-
The morning mist come from the mountain tops,
As she laughs running, for she never sleeps never stops...
© okpoet
Everywhere she goes
There I want to be,
Nowhere at all
Is where I would be
If she had never
Crossed my path,
When she arrives
I know where I am,
When she leaves
I wander,
Not lost
But not waiting to be found,
Until she's near once again
Metal to her magnetic,
I'm coming along
For a ride,
Everywhere is an open road
With the breeze in our hair
And all smiles without a care,
Doesn't matter where is here nor there...

APAD15 - 015 © okpoet
Take pieces of me
With you
To go,
But don't leave me
In the fridge
Forgotten
Left there
To rotten,
I'm oh so fresh
From the crisper
And deserve to be
On your lips,
Who cares
If I'll be
An eternity
On your hips,
I'm a treat
Not a threat,
Take as much
As you want,
As you need
But take heed
When I whisper,
Give in and live a little...

APAD16 013 © okpoet
Pop pop pop
Corn
Buttery smooth
Oiled up
Bounce bounce bounce
ING direct
In my face
Book
Her on charges
Reckless
More than I thought
Weaving and dodging
On the shoulder
Whispers
From the back
Of my mind,
Peanut gallery
Tug of war
Decisive indecisions
That will haunt
My nightmares
Growing molded regrets...
To whom do we belong
When no one
Makes a claim to our hearts?
To where do our eyes wander
When no one
Haunts our day dreams?
Where do the winds carry
Our voice when we cry out
In agony
Of want
In misery
Of need
To love and be loved?
Are our hearts
Already claimed
From the start of our consciousness?
When our eyes look to the skies
Does it mean
That someone is looking up too?
Hoping we'll cross the same
Shooting star and catch a ride
To the same point in space
Where we'll finally meet
And fall into an endless embrace;
Forgetting the torment
Of all the past years
The torture of the slow days
The anguish of all
The lonely nights,
Hopefully making it all worth it...
APAD13 -080 © okpoet
Restless
She paces
Lioness in a cage,
But there are no locks
No doors
No prods or anything to hold her
It's all dreams
Whips of desires
Chains of need
For a change of scenery
The feral tempest calls
From within her
The soul seeks
And her mind yearns,
Wide plains
As far
As her heart can see,
To run amongst
To leap free,
What no hunter
Can understand,
Love her but leave her wild...

APAD16 - 022 © okpoet
I want you to know
That to me there isn't much,
I'm not rich
But with you I'm not poor,
I'm not powerful
But with you I'm not weak,
I'm not handsome
But with you I'm not ugly,
There are many things I am not
But with you I can try to be more,
I've been idling all this time
Biding; waiting; lingering,
And now you've arrived
But you're not just walking by,
There are many roads
But with you there is only one,
We will walk; we will run
We will ride; we will drive,
We can go left; we can go right
We will go forward; and if we must
We will bust a *****; together,
I can't promise
The moon and the stars,
But with you
We will go as far as we can,
If the sky is the limit
Then we are rockets,
And we will fly;
Until we burn out,
Wherever we land
This is home,
With you...
© okpoet
Launch your rockets
High, I'm riding this shotgun
Until the chamber's empty,
Bullets come clean
Never a drop of blood,
Exit wound leading to
The hidden trap door
You're hiding in,
Death come lively
Fast and with a ******
Knife slicing through
Poison leaking
Evidence of the ****
You'll drink until parched,
Say it out loud
If you can,
Who,
Murdered; you the only witness
Asleep in the walls
Watching,
Waiting,
Silence deep
Sleep commence,
Your reality
Unwelcome
Chiseled tombstone
You've signed,
Wake in the morning...
© okpoet
Woke up a wolf;

Went on the hunt

For a beautiful doe,

But found myself a

Magnificent unicorn,

And she caught me instead

I thought she was

Off guard and vulnerable but;

She kicked me down and broke me

Now I’m sitting

Waiting for her beck and call,

Went from stray to leash and chain,

But I’ll fetch for her,

No matter what others say,

I’m all hers,

I will fight and defend,

Even if I’m soft and sweet,

And everything neat,

Until she sets me free,

I will never forget;

Woke up a wolf;

Went to sleep a dog…

©okpoet
Won't you come
Through my door again?
Your face through the grating
Shining like a moon in the dark,
Among the stars no longer twinkling,
You've treaded on this heart
Leaving tracks; no rainfall
Will swamp the mud cracked dry,
Sunshine won't you come
Through my window again?
Your eyes the only fires
In my frozen Tundra,
Dark lands so vast
But only you
Can make them seem small,
This world devoid
Of your laughter,
Is no world at all,
Make me dead
Before I wake
If you are not here
For me to rise,
Won't you come again?
I can mourn no longer...
© okpoet
My words
Are knives
Cutting into you,
My words
Are swords
Splitting you in two,
My words
Are guns
Heavy in my hands,
My words
Are bullets
Shooting you down,
My words
Are butterflies
Light on the wind,
My words
Are hawks
Zeroing in on my prey,
My words
Are owls
Steadily watching,
My words
Are squirrels
Collecting all that is you,
My words
Are bricks
Enclosing you,
My words
Are walls
Surrounding you,
My words
Are doors
You may come and go,
My words
Are whispers
For your ears only,
My words
Are war
Waging peace,
My words
Are love
Adoring you,
My words
Are me; myself and the conflict in I...
APAD13 - 057 © okpoet
Was it time well spent
Or time lost by your side?
As low tide came and went,
What happens now that the
Waters risen and I'm barely
Floating above all the confusion,
Where have you been?
My mind is slowly losing it's grip
On your words your laugh
Was it that much of a breeze?
On my cheek a tear cold
Falling, it's not new to me
To miss someone but not
Just anyone can make me
Laugh so sudden inexplicably,
Just at a thought reminiscing;
But it's all coming undone
And I can't keep it together
Forever, because every day
Is a new day apart and I've
Lost strength without you
To give me reason to hold on
Even if I do know better
Than to let these memories
Die by the wayside
Because they are
The only ones
Worth forgetting...
© 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
Put you together
Piece by piece,
Tape, velcro, glue
Whatever it took,
Labor of love
Labor of time,
You came together
A bit askew
A bit disheveled,
Beautiful music box
One of a kind,
Oh how your tune played,
Wound you up
Over and over again,
Slowly filled the cracks
The rough edges,
Actions my resin
Words my polish,
Buffed out till you shone
I wound you up
Not for myself,
I wound you up
So you could play away,
I wound you up
So you won't ever
Need to be wound up again,
Not by any other
Than yourself,
Let the world gaze upon you
Let the world listen to your melody...
© okpoet
For every time
You make me smile,
I forget
A thousand tears
I've shed,
To think
I've found you
Once again,
Not having known you
Once before,
Life has meant to be
Once more,
By your side
To the very end,
I shall be there
Don't forget,
For everything
Is second after you,
My heart and soul
I commend to you,
For I have found
You to be the one,
Whom deserves
My affection,
My attention
To all that is you...
© okpoet
Some would say
You're dreamers
In a tough world
Married young,
Some will say
Reality will hit you
Soon enough
You'll wake up,
Catch your breath
And come down
To earth,
But I say;
You married
In love;
Your union
Was made
By the light
Of the stars
Dots connected
Spelled out
God's blessings,
I say as long
As you have  
Each other,
Nothing will seem
Impossible
You'll live out
Your dreams
Hand in hand
Till your hearts
Fade into the sand...
© okpoet
Say but a word
And I'll draw my sword
To defend your honor
Even if I'm a goner,
Give my life
For you to avoid all strife
Because I care
And they'd all die who would dare
To disrespect you
I'm really one of a kind boo;
Don't you believe me?
I guess I'll let you wait and see
But I'm not holding my breath,
I welcome death
To bring rest to my soul
But I'll have a death's toll
To admit to;
Justice I served; pay it's due,
My love is endless
Even if you cared less;
This is love's mystery
Like a surprise daiquiri...
© okpoet
It beckons from the depths;
A rage simmering,
Brought on by defiance;
Who shall run this life?
No one but ourselves;
We don't have the heart,
For petty games;
No mercy for the wicked,
The purest of mind;
The simplest of soul,
Harbor the darkest;
Side of evil,
For we know who we are;
Not your stepping stone,
Nor your passing fancy;
We give of ourselves,
For the greater good;
Not to be taken lightly,
Because once you've had your fill;
We come for your reckoning,
Have you paid your dues?
We will spare you no torture...
© okpoet
You'll come with me
Won't you?
You'll stay by me
Won't you?
Here have my heart
Keep it safe for me,
Won't you?
Can I have yours too?
Oh, I see;
You don't have it
Anymore,
Well, you can still
Keep mine;
That way you'll
Always remember me,
Wont you?
I'll just go on ahead
And keep climbing
Heading into
The unknown
All alone;
With only
Your memories
To keep me
Company,
Call me
When you get
Your heart back;
Wont you?
My hollowed chest
Won't hold
Any other heart
But yours...
© 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

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