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She was
The prettiest
Of summers,
My reason
To dream,
She made
The winter warm
And made every day
Last a season
Or so it seemed,
But what time passed
Between our laughs,
A bitter clock
Ticked it away
Twice as long
When she parted,
Like an eternal
Haunting of a drip
From a faucet in the night,
And inconsolable was my wait,
Diamonds to a parched tongue
Riches to a bed ridden man,
But I wouldn't trade this hell
For a purgatory without her...

APAD13 -140 © okpoet
Bomb shell
She is hard to quell,
Lost in her eyes
You will find dark skies,
Raining on you
Answers few,
Who would have known
Your heart would have flown
So high so far
Bottle her in a jar,
Like the sweetest of jellies
Peanut butter on breaded bellies,
Find no harm
In her sultry charm;
Glossy lips
Hypnotizing hips,
**** temptation
Make us all rise as a nation,
Amazing overtures
Praise her curvatures,
Such is this flora in a faraway Terra;
For her you'd cross any Sahara....
© okpoet
Te necesito,
Después
De cada suspiro;
Que me regreses
El aire,
Después
De cada amanecer;
Que me regreses
Mi alma,
Después
De cada encuentro;
Que me regreses
Mi corazón,
Pero a pesar
Que después;
De cada exhalo
De cada mañana
De cada despedida
Que te vas como quieta ladrona,
Que te robas todo mío,
Sin dejarme nada tuyo
Más que un leve perfume
De tu presencia,
La firma de tu calor
Como un roce
Con un calentón encendido,
Tus labios imprimidos
Sobre mí y las copas de champaña,
A pesar de todo eso
Sonrió todavía,
Porque se,
Que si te robas
Todo eso de mí,
Es porqué,
Volverás a mí,
A robarme otra vez....
APAD13 002 - © okpoet
I need you,
After
Every sigh;
To return
My breath,
After
Every sunrise;
To return
My soul,
After
Every run in;
To return
My heart,
But even though
That after;
Every exhale
Every morning
Every departure
That you leave like a stealthy thief,
That you rob everything of mine,
Without leaving me anything of yours;
But the subtle perfume
Of your presence,
The signature of your warmth
Like I had brushed
By a heater,
Your imprinted lips
On me and the glasses of champagne,
Even after all that
I smile yet,
Because I know,
That if you take
All this from me,
It's because,
You'll return to me,
To steal from me again...
I've been ambling dead like a zombie
Distressed; not classy like Abercrombie;
Can't get the words out
Like a ketchup bottle needs a clout
I need a hit from my crack pipe
She had the best drugs not a hype,
But after all the therapy sessions
And the endless tears and confessions
I no longer am easily sedated
By an ounce or a pint; the effect belated
Is no where near what it used to be
When it was everyday a dose of she;
But she stayed out of reach
Like a cookie jar hidden sealed from breach
Or intrusion and my system shut down
I couldn't even laugh at a ****** ******* clown
The heat slowly dissipating from my body
Her toxins seeped out my system leaving a shody
Shamble of bones and a dull luster on my eyes,
I returned to the life I led before her; full of lies;
But I'm getting up getting out getting going,
She's back again; my narcotic supply is flowing;
I feel the slow drip drip of the IV trickle
Within me a good warm feeling; no longer fickle
I'm no longer in a sinking trodden ship
Joy is in my fingertips as I'm back on her radar glowing blip...
© okpoet
Where to find the words?
When all the wells
Have run dry,
My inspiration
No longer
Blooming
Out of the dark corners
Of my addled mind,
The fountains
That yielded
All my sentiments,
Have translated
Into muted syllables
That no longer flow,
As if my need
Has been quelled,
Yet I am more parched
Than desert dunes,
Cold barren wastelands;
And there is no mirage
To even hold me over
Until the next rainfall...

APAD14 - 001 © 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 is all kinds;
Of stunning,
Exquisite intrigue;
Sultry crude substance,
She is bequeathed of delicate allure;
She is,
Raw beauty;
Unpolished titillating elegance,
Unfettered natural charm;
She is provocation,
Captivating distraction;
Deviation of one's resolve,
Without so much as a casual glance;
Riveting seduction,
A Mona Lisa of subtle sweet temptation;
Yet unpolished,
She shimmers and radiates through the haze;
Unlike fool's gold she is genuine tangible truth,
A magic act of unquestionable splendor;
Waiting lurking smoldering essence,
She is --
Rapture divine; beyond words...
© okpoet
Read my words
Like you play
The piano,
Like the blind
Read braille,
Feeling every
Tiny bump,
Drawing
The big picture
From an uneven
Surface,
Smoothly conveying
All the thoughts
Hidden in it's flat
Dimensions,
Unfolding bigger
Than a pop-up book
Before your eyes,
Read my words
Like children
Play in the depths
Of their sandbox,
How they taste
The dirt and fling
It at one another
Joyous smirks
Upon their faces,
Living every second
Unaware and uncaring
Not yet shackled
By the wrist of time,
Read my words
And remember them
Like stones in the river
Though they too fade
Under the rush of the water...
APAD13 - 061 © 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
How would I imagine you
Under a sky without stars?
How would I imagine you
Under a sea without sun?
How would I imagine you
In a life
Without you?
How would I imagine
All the colors
Of the world
Without your eyes?
How would I imagine
All the sounds
Of nature
Without your laughter?
How to imagine
How to construct
A semblance of sanity
Without first losing my mind
At not finding you in this reality?
What I wouldn't do
To not have to imagine...
Thanks for all
The wishes you granted,
And all the hopes
You grew in me,
Thanks for the summers
That eclipsed
All the other seasons,
And the reasons
You left in dew drops
Upon my heart;
As to why I'll
Never be alone,
Thanks for the
Bright smiles
And brighter laughs
That let me not
Need to run
From any darkness,
And the inside jokes
That left me outside
Of my misery
Without you;
Just watching
It all stupidly
Wondering why
I was even sad at all...
APAD13 016 - © okpoet
No puede ser, no lo creo,
Que te he desatendido
Tanto tiempo,
A veces pasan los días
Como si fuesen solo minutos,
Pero no creas que te he olvidado
Aunque no estés en mi cabeza
Siempre estás en mi corazón,
Bajo llave bajo candado
Como en una de esas cajas fuertes
Para los relojes, las pistolas, las joyas
Todo lo valioso, porque eso eres tú
Lo más valioso para mí, y si no me crees
Pues intentaré demostrártelo nuevamente
Como cada nuevo día le demuestra al mundo
Que no lo olvida por la noche,  
¿Acaso no le deja una luz prendida
En la luna hasta al amanecer?
Así espero queden estas palabras
Clavadas como las luces que ponen
Las personas en el caminito hacia sus casas,
Cuando tus días se oscurecen, recuérdalas…
© okpoet
It can't be, I don't believe it,
That I've neglected you
So long,
Sometimes the days go by
Like they're only minutes,
But don't think I've forgotten you
Even if you are not in my head
You're always in my heart,
Under lock and key
Like in one of those safes
For watches, guns, jewelry
All that is valuable, because that is what you are
The most valuable thing to me, and if you don't believe me
Then I'll try and prove it to you anew
Like each new day proves to the world
That it hasn't forgotten it during the night,
Doesn't it leave a night light on
As the moon until the dawn?
That is how I hope these words stay
Planted like the lights placed
By people on their little paths to their homes,
When your days get dark, remember them...
I'd kiss
The red off your lips
Until they were
Just glossy pink,
And what would
Transpire
Between the sheets
Would make anyone
Perspire,
Between
My passion
And devotion
Lies only you,
As my fingers
Comb your hair
Like my words
Brush your thoughts,
And my lips
Utter all the musings
Of your body,
How all your curves
Give way under my
Calloused hands,
Like my mind
Gives way
Only to you...
APAD13 - 097 © okpoet
Let's get
A bird's eye view
We'll never forget
Be amongst the few
To climb to the top
Never rest, never stop
Hold my hand
I'll keep you  
Out of the quicksand,  
Just as I won't let you plummet  
From this summit
Together we'll scale
Any mountain,  
In our life; our Everest  
The greatest test
No matter if we fail
We can take it again
And again, anew
Break through the mist
And reach for the sky
Into the air ****** a fist
Catch our dreams
Don't let them fly
Away from us,
As we thrive like a cactus
And our perseverance redeems...
© okpoet
Maybe I do miss
Hearing my name
Dive off her lips
Plummeting
Into my heart
From the heights
Of her voice;
Parasailing
To my ears
The sweetest breeze
Like the lightest kiss
On my dreary brow,
The allure of her
Like the glow
Of jewels
And trinkets,
But that she
Could procure
From such
A simple gesture
So much
Yearning
Was the red flag
That made me flee
And once I caught my breath
I spilled my guts
A catharsis of emotions
I couldn't imagine sinking into
A quick sanded trap
I barely escaped and I sigh...
APAD13 - 111 © okpoet
Blood pooling
I don't know where,
Pale eyes
White all around,
Skin through
My bones,
I feel my skull
In my head,
Pulsing
Air in my ears,
Gravity
Doesn't pull
Nor push,
Raise my finger
Grey to the clouds,
Alone in the mist
I feel each drop,
Pitter patter
Like a creature
Fast and light,
Tapping me
On the shoulder,
Don't follow me
To my grave,
Regrets are
Nothing
When I die,
If I turn
Fast enough,
I'll see
My shadow,
Slip away
Pupils to the sky
My feet
Are in my coffin,
Seal the deal
The tombstone
Will say nothing...
© okpoet
So hard not to open
My eyes to the sky
I step quickly
From the shadows
Into the waning light,
My body feels heavy
But my heart feels light
Like out my chest it will break
Leave my carcass behind,
I'm writing again
Polished off the desk
Re inked my pen
The paper is crisp fresh,
There is a breeze
And the air feels new again,
Spring is bounding forth
Towards me and my mind
Is a reloaded gun
I'm going to take it easy
I'm going to take it slow
The setting sun
Behind me;
The coming night
Before me;
Wonder how many
Bullets I have left...
APAD13 - 053 © okpoet
She's still asking
More curious than
A clueless child,
She a tourist
Through my city
Of lonesome pain,
Shall I tell her
The truth behind
The vision?
Set off all the charges
And let all that
Remains,
Come to light;
The skeletons of
A dream built
In haste,
Awaiting her
Who never arrived,
Who couldn't
Board my hopes
That we would be
What I wished
And yearned for,
Empty aqueducts
Of dried up tears,
Hollow streets
With seashell
Echoes of my
Desperation,
Ghost town
Of my heart...
APAD13 014 - © okpoet
Replace my cigarettes
With crayons,
My martini
For chocolate milk,
My tie
With a slinky,
My bills
For paper cranes,
My car
With a big wheel,
My home
For a tree house,
My bed
With a hammock,
My desk
For a sandbox,
My la-z-boy
With a swing,
My laptop
For a coloring book,
My job
With field trips,
My sad daydreams
For naps,
My divorce
With a time out,
The woman who hates me
For a girl that likes me,
The blood on my hands
With dirt and mud pies,
I want to; I wish to;
I have to; go back...
APAD13 - 046 © okpoet
How many stars
Will die
How many
Will be born
Until I see you again?
How many tides
Will come and go
How many lakes
Will dry
Until we come together?
How many songs
Will play
How many
New will be written
Before we laugh again?
How many breaths
Will I take
How many
Heart beats
Will pulse through me
Before I come apart
Ligaments and tendons
Undone like Lego's
That won't snap
Into shapes again,
Until I see
The laughter of your eyes
Shine into my soul; then replenished...
APAD13 - 072 © okpoet
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
I see her
Day in day out;
Is it her?
I pause in doubt,
Glimmer in her eyes
Reflection of the skies,
I'm entranced;
Truly it is her but enhanced,
More than 1080p, HD, up scaling
More than 3D any and all resolution failing;
To define what she evokes
Try to sum up what she provokes,
Watching her but for a minute
Wish this moment you could pin it;
On a wall poster; blow it up
Billboard on the freeway at sun up,
Share what I see
With the world; none will be free;
Burn her image into their eyes tinged
Like tattoos on the skin singed,
Permanent scenic view
Fresh like the morning's dew,
I breath in deep
As if ready to leap;
I'll try to walk away
From her beauty highlight of this day...
APAD13 - 085 © okpoet
Drowning
But can't
Won't
Fight the current,
Let myself sink
To the bottom,
Hold my breath
Until I either surrender
Or come up,
But I won't give up
And I can't figure out why,
What's the prize?
High price
To pay,
For the light of day
To shine,
Breath in
Can't stop
To choke,
Laugh hard
Even if I don't know
What is the joke,
There is no reward
For this pain...

APAD16 - 005 © 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
Laugh your blues away
Don't be sad today,
That color doesn't suit you
Unless it's of your eyes hue,
Turn to the sun
And go have fun,
Frolic in the colors
Or walk in a sea of collars,
A smile here and there
Soon the weather will be fair,
But whether it rains or pours
Don't let the blue stains sit indoors,
Open wide the blinds
Inquire of other minds,
The tide will come and go
But only you will know
There is always a break
In between; the waves take,
To rise high before
They come down
Into the shore,
So laugh; always easier than to frown,
Because above the clouds white and grey
The sky is still blue, and everything will be ok...
APAD13 - 044 © okpoet
Woke up and found you
Fell asleep and lost you,
Now I'm in a limbo
A nightmare,
Can't find the way out,
Can't pinch myself awake,
Everything is slow motion
Getting ****** down in the water
Wave after wave pummeling me,
I'm clawing at the sand
But I can't get a grip,
I let you slip
Away,
Not that I wanted to cage you
But I got used to your steps
That smile anticipating,
Banter in you laughter,
Now all is cloudy,
I miss the sun,
I miss you,
Uphill
Is all that awaits me,
Regret that I drove you away,
That's all that's left,
Roller coaster closed
But I'm still sitting here
Sinking feeling in my gut
Anticipating the next loop with you
That will never come again...
© okpoet
I'm still at the bottom
Of this fruit cup
Haven't been stirred
To rise to the top
Because how
Do you go up
When there are no rungs
You care to step on,
Unlike some who think
They'll come up
As if on an escalator
I'm sorry to let you know
It's broken
Now stairs
You must do the work
Yourself,
Step up
Step up
Reach forward
Push, pull
Yourself up
If the sky
Looks like infinity
It's because
Goals are endless
And you're not inside
A measuring cup
As time is only forward
And so you must too
Lurch, drag, march
Step, run, jump
In the same direction,
And let me know
How it goes...
APAD13 - 088 © okpoet
I'm so accustomed
To writing  
Short stories,
Shorter chapters  
In my book,
Often  
The characters
Have only a sentence
A paragraph,  
A page at most,
But you  
Won't seem  
To go away,
You're a recurring role
Neither a villain  
Nor a hero,
But Impacting  
My tale
At the turn  
Of every page,
You'll transcend
Into a saga...
© okpoet
Been awhile
Since I've cracked
A smile
This wide,
I always lacked
On the inside
A flame,
And I'll never be
The same
After her,
Nor she
Will ever again
Waltz alone
Wear me like fur
Round her neck
Warm to the bone
Always at her beck
And call
Till death
And even then
She'll never fall,
For every breath
I take;
It's just for her sake...

APAD14 - 009 © okpoet
Shine the headlights
In my eyes,
Expose me
For who I am,
But I'm no deer,
I'm not crossing;
I'm here to stay,
Confrontation
Don't run away,
Red handed
Is how
You wanted me,
Is this red enough?
Knife in hand,
Slice away, I'm sure
The stains
Will wash away,
But you won't,
Can't leave
Without
Putting
You to rest,
Sleep now,
And never wake,
The pills
Will bring
You eternal
Dreams;
Salvation...
© 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
She thinks
To herself
"I look nice",
But it must be
Her mind
Is confused
And shocked
When it sees itself
All adjectives frozen;
This is me?
How is this possible?
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the most
Beautiful of them all?
And the mirror too
Is silent in awe,
Unable to answer
She's more than nice
How can she not know,
Blue skies
Through her
Eyes is like through
Windows an
Ocean front view,
Gorgeous she is
With a smile like
The white sands
Of Destin,
Her beauty wins
"Best in..."
APAD13 - 051 © okpoet
You don't have to say hello,
Barely uttering
A threatening
Guttural bellow,
If that frown
Beneath your entitled crown
Is all you know,
The furrow
Of your brows
Could scare away crows,
Your lips uncurled
Just a straight dark line
Like your heart in a jar
Flat lining,
Dead and rotten
I dread to imagine
How you are
By yourself unfurled,
Shattered mirrors and tattered
Wallpaper all about scattered,
Stagnant water in clogged drains;
The decay alone
Could set the tone
For the saddest
And cruelest
Of Broadway shows,
If hell froze over I fear my dear
Your disdain
Would burn a hole
Right through to where I sat,
So if you don't, if you can't
Angle down your nose
And you've all but forgotten,
How to tip your metaphorical hat
And butter a more cheerful 'how are you?',
A nod; just a nod will have to do...
© 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
Started to write
A text from my heart,
You said something first
And I paused,
Long press
Select all and cut,
You don't deserve
This yet I thought,
Under a new light;
I again tried to start,
This feeling was the worst;
What had it caused,
I knew of you less
Now that I consulted my gut,
I wished to preserve,
How I thought you to be
Before I started to turn the key,
On those brand new feelings I caught;
Fluttering from the depths of me
To my mind and we had yet to see,
The truth of you;
Now I'm blue...
© okpoet
Words to describe
What I get from your vibe,
Funny; witty; & warm
Are any of these cause for alarm?
Laid back beach girl
You take people for a twirl,
Contagious are your emotions
But very subtle are your notions,
Make people fall for your character
As if you were a queen with a scepter,
Waving it around commanding attention
But I know this is not your intention,
Your footprints left in my mind faint
But your persona is amicable & quaint,
You are a beautiful contrast
To your surroundings vast,
Not seemingly able to blend in
You stand out, noticeable as sin,
Your eyes wander sometimes; pretty
As if part of the forgotten SETI,
You shouldn't be here in this hell
What I desire for you no genie can quell,
So from my heart; I wish you well...
© okpoet
When you no longer see the face;
No longer see a form;
When you see just her essence;
The beauty within the outline,
This is when you transcend
From the lust to the joy
Of loving her,
For her very being;
For her existence,
That which she brings
To you in heaps
And bunches
Of unfurled light,
From the recesses
Of your mind
You seek the inner her
The hidden gem that is
Found beneath the unpolished
Jewel that is her glowing soul
You just sit back and look
At this beautiful energy
Brimming within,
That makes you smile
Without so much
As a tap of glee;
Beside her she sets you free...
© okpoet
I feel the cold whispers
Upon my ear
Of your laughter
Faded long ago,
Every tear
That falls
Is an ocean
Of regret,
That cannot drown
Out the quietest
Of echoes of you
From within my heart,
Your happy eyes
That linger
Behind shattered mirrors
That I try so hard
Not to look into
Reflecting me
Alone and broken
As if my very soul
Were no longer
Within my bones,
And my body
Is just a bag
Of spilled guts
Festering under the sun
Dead to the world
Without you...
APAD13 - 119 © okpoet
She glides up the staircase
Such a sight to see; angel face
Like she's stepping up to the heavens
The clouds seem to part but it's just the curtains
To welcome her, graceful being
I wish all could see what I'm seeing
The thoughts she elicits
Wondrous, inquisitive, illicit
She keeps me guessing daydreaming
*******, distressing, caressing
Her skin smooth like a polished oak banister
With a body curvaceous spiraling
As her hand travels my heart stops sinister
I feel out of breath lungs failing
She keeps coming step after step
I hear the click of her heels, hep
Hep, hep-- but I haven't said a word
This hiccup betrays me; how absurd
Would I feel if she looks my way
And all I can muster is a shy "hey"
Look away quickly
Run run swiftly
But no I'm still here
She smiles; does she know? I fear
That she's aware I've been staring
Dumbfounded I collect my bearing
I snap to attention as she speaks
I feel the burn leave my cheeks...
© okpoet
She flows
She trickles
She is a stream

She glides
She whispers
She is a dream

She sings
She dances
She rocks

She is super
I can only say
She is duper

She smiles
And the sky lights up
She is a gleam

She laughs
And the room echoes
She is a symphony

She is so much
In a package so little
She is a gift

She is life
She is beauty
She is love...
© okpoet
She comes and goes as she pleases
Does what she will; and she teases,
She’ll stay and have a word and laugh
All the while she makes me feel half and half,
Overjoyed to know her acquaintance
Overwhelmed at my unacceptance,
Her silhouette burned into my memory
She pilfers my thoughts like a thief in a treasury,
How can I forget her face; her smile
Her laugh I can hear through a crowd; all the while,
She’ll never leave me be
She’ll always make me see,
What I’m missing in this life
A friend; a lover; a wife,
She’ll always remind me what it is
To seek someone like her; buried bliss,
I can’t ignore what she stirs in my soul
To yearn for what she means; a goal,
And so as the time passes by
I know; but I won’t ask why,
We all need someone in our life’s circus;
To give strength and our lives purpose…
© okpoet
She holds the gun to my head
I have led her to this my deathbed,
We say not a word
I know I cannot avoid this sword,
It is her mission
I've led myself into perdition,
Made choices in my life
Mostly lived by the knife,
Cutthroat backstabber
I am safer as a cadaver,
Many would thank this *****
They would think her a godsend,
And in this moment I am aware
Of her bullet's stare
How had it come to this?
There was no way she could miss
But I felt a pull
I wanted to empty of the hate I was full,
For having led myself asunder
From the right path; blunder after blunder,
Yet there she was this angel come to free me
I would not regret anymore, I would let go freely,
After all she is beautiful; this death bringer,
She pulls the trigger...
© okpoet
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
I loved her more than she loved him;
And I couldn't let her go as she held on to him,
I wanted her above all things;
And he wanted her amongst his things,
I knew her better than she knew me;
He knew her less than I knew him,
Every night I dreamt of her;
While every night she slept with him,
I tried mending her tattered heart;
While she crushed mine yearning for his,
But I still couldn't let her go;
I wouldn't; not for him,
My feelings betrayed just at the thought of her;
Why wouldn't my God let me die?
I had to deal with him not letting go of her;
Her heart I tried to pry away from him,
He had it tied to his finger commanding her;
Pulling on her leash; his face a sneering grin,
Wished I could be blind to her;
As she was to her captor; but she saw captain,
I thought I couldn't suffer with her out of sight;
But I did still; for her...
© 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
She looks down at the world
All around at her feet,
With a look that beckons
With a calm presence
Undemanding
But she is not meek,
She can thrill you
Start a fire,
She is a ruckus
Low on the radar
Stealth trouble
With a face that permeates
Through all emotions;
Renders you inoperable
Subdued
Leaving you clueless,
What just went down?
You want to know
Why you cannot frown
This is her mirage,
When you look again
She is no more
Like a mist;
But you know she was real...
© okpoet
I'm deleting
All the memories
Photos videos recordings
Of better times,
Every prompt
'Are you sure
You want to move
This folder to the
Recycle Bin?'
Makes me hesitate
Yes and No
I'm aware
I can restore later,
But here goes instead
I don't want
Remnants;
Shift + Delete
Away away
Permanently
It all goes
Never to return,
Too bad
I can't do the same
With my brain,
Even less
With my heart...
APAD13 006 - © okpoet
I caught a falling star
She's riding in my car,
Passenger in my travels;
She's guiding me as life unravels
The truth of my destiny,
A life I would not accept to be
Just like any other,
Never had a brother
In arms; so she's filling in
All the holes I've fallen and been,
Trying to find my way
She's always got the words to say
At the right time,
Even without a dollar or a dime
In my pocket,
Though I was off like a rocket
She's brought me down
To earth not letting me drown
In my sorrows and regrets
She's the only one that gets
Me; and I reciprocate that feeling
Every time she comes around I'm beaming,
Bounce in my every step
She's my caffeine giving me pep,
I've made her my shooting star
I just know together we'll go far...
© okpoet
My love is still analog
Like paper maché science projects
Wet ink on letters
Postage stamps
Typewriters,
No text messages
Emojis without emotion
These digital expressions
That lack the depths
Mariana
I'm entrenched
In this barricade
Heart with a crown
Blood soaked tears
Paint brushed art
On the walls
As every beautiful thing
Does not make you feel
What museums cannot
Showcase,
The passion of ages
At dialup speeds
Lingering static...
I thought
You were so pretty
Once,
But I looked again
And looked closely
Shoddy makeup
And insecure eyes
Hiding what?
I couldn't tell
Until now,
Notice how you
Can't make eye contact
With me,
And all I can do
Is look down on you,
Thinking back to when
I would have laid down
A red carpet for you,
And now even dead rose petals
Don't deserve to fall before you,
Only ashes will linger
Like dust in the sunlight
Through the shutters
As I burn all that you ever meant...
APAD13 - 116 © okpoet
I hear your pain
And feel it even louder,
I wish to shield you
But I know,
What you really need
Is a sword,
And the courage
To vanquish
What you fear,
That which steals
The sleep
From your nights,
And stands over
And between
You and the world,
Mitigating your
Successes,
Hampering your
Day to day,
Making your
Sunrise and sunsets
Bittersweet,
Unable to connect
To the world around you,
I will help you wield
The spear you need
To sink into and gut
The darkness,
Make light of all
Your troubles,
Line all your clouds
With silver,
And bring about
Your golden smile...
© okpoet
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