With a simplicity,
Like evening tea;
Her beauty radiates,
From her eyes it emanates;
Subtly entrancing,
Like fireflies dancing;
In the dusk light,
Those curves tight;
Would cause many to swerve,
But few would have the nerve;
To approach her daring,
Just from a distance staring;
Not knowing how to say,
With but a simple "hey"
Have but for a moment her attention,
Indulge in sweet temptation;
Bask in the presence of her this woman,
A fine specimen of a human;
She takes your breath away,
Like the light of the sun's first ray...

What is emotion?
It’s but a notion
Of an expression on the inside
Shown to the world outside,
My emotions run deep
But bottled up I can’t keep
Those you stir within me,
And for everyone to see
Because words are not enough,
To express them without feeling is tough
And when the syllables run out,
I just want to hold you and tell you all about
The thoughts I have of us and the future
And that to you may seem cute; sure,
But there is only so much I wouldn't do
Just for a minute without the world; just you,
And I’d cherish those few precious moments
In my heart even if in my mind they’re torments;
But if you ask me if I’m getting emotional; simply—
All I can say is; I’m all emotion baby…
© okpoet

I've never run
During a rainstorm,
Savoring every drop
Like Maxwell's
Has parted from the skies,
If I could
I'd add honey
And sip
A cup of tea,
Feeling
Every heavenly tear
Raining on me,
This is my bubble bath
My hot tub time machine,
The ocean coming to me
When I can't come to it,
Every puddle
A lake,
Every splash
A wave,
A greeting of the impending sun
A goodbye from the clouds
That will no longer shadow over me,
Every pitter patter
Like a rhythmic drummer
Lullaby to my heart...
APAD13 - 106 © okpoet

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

She left me
At the best possible time
In the worst possible way,
About to take another step
Smile on my face
Hope in my heart,
Without a trace
Like snapped apart,
Her scent lingering
No sign she meant
To wipe away her presence,
I'm faltering for a foothold
Shock frozen in mid air,
Unable to acknowledge
Even when I refused
To accept her existence,
Abrupt like a sudden
Splash of cold,
Awakened
Disheartened,
Breaths escaping me
In heaves stutters,
Not a scream will come
Not a word from my lips,
Not a soul will know
The pain seeping
Through my veins
A slow poison
Taking it all away;
Hope it's soon...
© okpoet

I was walking
Sometimes running
Sometimes flying
When one day
I was tripped up the stairs
Spilt all over the floor
My thoughts and feelings
Words and meanings
All jumbled
And out of order
I could not collect them
There they lay
I sat unable to pick them up
Fast enough to say
Don't leave me here
I'm going up
Want to come along?
Yet I didn't say a word
But I think she knew
What I meant to utter
As I laid there still in a clutter
For she stayed and helped me up
Yet not a whisper from her
Could I hear either
I guess she was speechless
Just as I but I could see
Something in her eyes
Speaking with fervor
That could not come out
So I collected my things
And smiled gave a chuckle
She laughed quietly
And gave me a nod
Seems it was fate
Or destiny but I wouldn't
Think too much of it
I was just glad
Someone was smiling back...
© okpoet

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

APAD13 - 141  © okpoet

I haven't seen you
In forever
And I'm constantly
Finding myself,
Trying to remember
Like I'm afraid
I will eventually forget
And you'll come up
Like an old song
On the FM radio
That I hardly ever
Listen to,
Top hits of long ago
That feel like another life
When I thought
Nothing else
But of someone else
Outside of me
From within me
Trying to get out
Just to find you,
And now I'm slipping
Like soap from your grip
Will you ever catch me again?

APAD13 - 129 © okpoet

In a drunken stupor
She spilled to me the truth,
She thinks of him, day and night,
Though she said she'd be with me
Until the end of time,
And now I find that this end
Is nothing but an hourglass
Grain after grain falling
And soon she'll be gone again,
Worse still that I can't see
This time that is fleeting
Fleeting away from me,
If I knew what was left
Would I suffer more?
Try my very best
To win her heart?
Or would I give up
Spill the contents
Of my almost full cup,
Let her go,
For I'll never know
Where I am in her sober heart...
© okpoet

If you don't smile; the sun doesn't shine,
Everything is chaos; nothing's fine,
If you don't laugh; the music won't play
There is no beginning to the day,
If you don't talk; I can't listen
I'm unsettled as your eyes glisten,
What's wrong?
Do you hear the song?
It's a sad one; a slow one
I feel like to my head I'd put a gun
The frustration of feeling useless,
How can I make your day? I'm clueless
I'm your friend; your best friend,
If you're hurting I hurt too; my heart's opened
Say a little word; just one little sound
Everything suppressed will come unbound,
Nature will bloom
You can bring an end to this feeling of doom,
It's all in your delicate hands
But it all escapes you sifting through like sands,
I wish happiness for you;
Yet you make me feel so blue...
© okpoet

I've got words
All bottled up
Inside of me,
Unstrung chords
Abandoned pup,
Floating in the open sea,
So far away from you
In this great big blue,
I'll all stopped up
With emotions
And notions
Overflowing cup,
Cork won't loosen
Around just anyone
To a paper I took pen
But I wrote just one
Sentence; better said
Than written are my thoughts
Like molten lead
Ready to be shaped into pots,
Anything I've got to say
Is for your ears only;
The tide is rough
A ride on a bumpy road in a cart of hay,
In this ocean I'm lonely
Being away I've had enough,
And it feels like forever
Don't know if ever
I'll reach the shore
Frozen to the core,
I'll be hoping it's you
Who'll be there
Arrival long overdue
Crack me open without a care
Extract my contents
Unfurling a thousand moments
I imagine I'll explode
Or just as well implode
A million things to say
Laughing all the way
Gushing and spewing all about
Shaken soda pop splash, as I shout
But I know I'll just simmer and fizzle
Waterfall dammed down to a drizzle,
As I sit by you
Not saying a word
Just happy to be enamored
There next to you...
© okpoet

So far from perfection
But still my predilection,
Two eyes two ears
One mouth one heart,
Head on her shoulders
Feet on the ground,
Smile makes me smile
Laugh makes me laugh,
Silence is a tune
But speaking is a song,
Whatever we may lack
We can make on our own,
She can say what she may
But I can hear what she thinks,
I know her fears
She knows my heart,
We are two boulders
Strong and sound,
Rolling mile after mile
From a whole I am half,
She left one June
I thought forever but I was wrong,
She came back
And though apart together we've grown,
So come what may
Even if our ship sinks,
I've got a paddle
She's got a ladle,
We'll make it through
For each other we'll do,
Anything and everything
As long as the sky has a sun,
And the birds can sing
The adventures have begun...
© okpoet

I loved you,
But you made me past due;
My unconventional ways
Were too old school for your taste,
Don't you know?
Shakespeare; Hamlet?
Those were the times,
Love was more than four letters,
So much more than features
So much more than appearances,
But you are of the new age,
Physical and superficial;
How do you look?
How do you stack up to all the others,
This is your concern;
You probably don't even know,
What it is to be loved
To be safe under a lover's care,
To know he thinks of you
Day and night priority,
Give his life truly,
But this may mean nothing to you,
Curled up in your little box,
Something bigger than you'll ever imagine...
© 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

Beautiful girl, I don't know why,
It's not that I don't try
I would roll with your pretty self everywhere
Enjoying your smile like the priciest fare,
You have no idea how I yearn
For your company; your trust to earn
I love how your words roll off your tongue
Like the curves on your body as if sung,
I don't want to admit it but this teasing
Has got me all worked up; thinking wishing
I don't like my mind playing tricks
When you call me I envision your lips,
Uttering sweet nothing to my burning ears
But teleportation won't exist for another few years,
Words can't describe how my heart falls
When I say no to your invitational calls,
Wish I had no other priorities
But I have to pay all the utilities,
Hanging with me might be like no other
But the way things are; you shouldn't bother
Just thought I'd let you know how I feel shorty,
I'm missing out on being around you; really...
© okpoet

Eventually
The words will run out
I can only find so many ways
To describe the feelings
You cause in me,
Like every candle
Extinguishes,
Like every ember
Dies out,
Soon
There will be
No more,
I can only find so many ways
To describe your beauty
I,  your beholder
Like every
Flower wilts
Like every
Cloud rains,
Soon
There will be
No more,
I can only find so many ways
To say I love you
With and without
Words or actions,
So even in the silence
There is a sound
I've always hoped
Only you and I can hear together...
APAD13 - 064 © okpoet

Overthink
Overthought
What am I
To get over?
She is the real Durden
Everything that I am not
But an apple turnover,
Spickle and spackle
Listen to the crinkle
And the crackle,
What plays the mind
If the records
No longer spin,
Retreat retreat retreat
On repeat
No baffle
To this wiffle
Waffles in the AM,
Pockets empty
There is nothing to collect
Unemployed dreams
I question the sparkle,
The sweet of the sprinkles
This life long ago wrecked...

APAD16 - 006 © okpoet

What good
Are all the words
What good
Are all the stars,
Under this vast sky
The distance
Between us
Is as far
As the sun,
And just as
Unreachable,
Like hot coffee
Burning the roof
Of my mouth,
I keep trying
Over and over,
Stubborn,
Not minding
The pain,
Though I've sung
All the songs
In my heart,
She won't listen
Tone deaf I must be,
I can't coax a twinkle
Out of her eyes,
Unlit sparklers
I've run out of matches...
© okpoet

I trailed a walk
And sat upon a bench,
A stranger sits next to me
And whispers
'You've got to let her know'
Watching me closely
Her eyes prodding
Inquisitive and alert,
I'm taken aback
Confused
I wonder what she knows;
'You've really got to let her know!'
She says louder,
Enthusiastic
And I stand
Commence to gap
A distance between us
I'm not sure what's going on,
'You really have got to let
This girl know you love her so much!'
She just shrieks,
And now I know
She's found my letters,
Like they've come to haunt me
Through this spectator,
How did she make out
The blurry ink
On crumpled paper?
Oh how I died each time
I wrote one,
Through the scotch and the tears
They came to be
Physical regrets of the words
I never said to her...
APAD13 004 - © okpoet

It's there
That familiar shape
At my fingertips
That unforgettable taste
Between my lips,
A longing
Finally appeased
But then replaced
By a new yearning,
Every breath
Unfiltered love
Deeply inhaled
Softly expelled,
The cool air
And the warmth clashing
Like snow and fur
Time and space watching
I trace every surface
Lik a friend
That never stays long,
But oh how
Her presence lingers
In all the corners
Felt but unseen,
An enchanting spell
Clutched to my heart unbroken...

APAD14 - 007 © okpoet

She carefully steals
The pieces of me
That matter the most,
Soon I won't know
What's become of my soul,
Given what I could
Nothing left for myself,
I'm not getting change back
She takes it to the cleaners
And I'm looking back
Where I tripped
How hard I fell
Without a thought
Not a care,
But that is neither
Here nor there
Cannot cry
Over all that's spilt,
Just need to see if I can
Pick up all the chips again...

APAD15 - 004 © okpoet

Press your lips
Against
My stained glass heart,
Leave an imprint
That I can see
When the sun shines in,
Look in
On all the shrines
The empty pews
Where I
No longer worship
The false deities,
Unlike you
Whom I pray for
In earnest
What sins
I wouldn't commit
But for your devotion,
Shatter my soul
And let all the pieces
Of me
Reflect you...

APAD16 014 © okpoet

I saw you walk by
To you I wouldn't lie,
I almost snapped my neck
I turned so fast to check;
Was it you I saw?
I couldn't close my jaw
What did you do last night?
Your clothes on your body so tight
Everyday more beautiful you are,
I look for you like a shooting star
Where have you been all this time?
You make me lick my lips in mime
Thinking what a kiss from you
Would do to me; make me want you
Take you out; here and there,
You're one of a kind let them stare;
From the back to the front
Top to bottom; let me change the font,
Beautiful woman from above
With you I've fallen in love...
© okpoet

Promises are nothing
But lies
That haven't come true,
But with you
Promises are nothing
But what ifs
That became the truth,
Without you
I do not notice the stars,
But with you
They twinkle just a little brighter
And the mystery is there
In every little thing
Because of you,
Haven't held your hand
But you have my heart,
And I'll stand by you
Even if you walk faster
And I trail
Ever loyal,
Doubts settle
To the bottom
Of my mind,
If you at least smile
Every once
In a clear starlit night...

APAD17 - 002

Hot kisses
From cold eyes
Dead hearts
Within warm bodies,
More bones than
Dalmatians,
And every single one
Is broken,
What if the cage
Freed the bird
And the trap
Is the world outside?
Life is easy
It's the living that's hard,
Too afraid to die
Makes for a waste of time,
The scars on your skin
Like the static on the TV
Should remind you
There is always color
Even in the dark,
We're pieces of puzzles
Our lips; our fingers interlocking
And there are no corners...

APAD13 - 127 © okpoet

You broke into
My heart last night,
Pilfering throughout
My thoughts and memories,
Unsettling the dust and cobwebs,
You leave nothing untouched
Yet there's never a sign
You were there,
My heart feels
As though it will explode,
At the thought of you so close,
Thief stealing nothing
Yet there is always a void,
I always hope you'll stay
That you won't rush,
But you always run away
Though I won't run after you,
Because you're always welcome,
And I hope you'll leave me a note,
Saying you were here,
Because my door
Is never locked,
Open heart,
Steal me altogether,
Next time you come around;
Once and for all...
© okpoet

He comes
Under the stealth of night
Dark as darkness
In the absence of light,
As she dons
Nothing
The beast within
Unveils herself,
A want
Not unlike a thirst
Is it soul against soul
Or a moth burning
To her light?
What does he take
If she has but one thing to give,
Is this what
Is this all
That we come for,
On all fours
Bare all
Can't take nothing back
Is there any depth
To the smile
As her heart beckons?

APAD16 - 004 © okpoet

Sometimes it all takes me back
To the 1st times
When it all began,
The originals
Steady and true
Never thought it could change
That it would
Go any other way
But here we are
Another day
Another direction
I feel like I'm an astronaut
I couldn't be further
From you
As we almost graze
Each other
Mere millimeters,
And it stokes
The fires
Raging within
What wouldn't I
Set ablaze
To be warmed
Into you,
Meld and entwine
And unite
But we always
Untie
Even more,
This backwards love
That leads me
Still here
Ever for
Loving
Unto you...

-okpoet

I wish I was simple
My words just single syllables
My ideas basic cable
My thoughts ripples in a puddle,
I wish there was no complexity
To my desires
No high stakes to my risks,
No fine print to my joy,
I wish I had known you
Under easy circumstances
Convenient even,
I wish that there was
No long story to tell,
No book with index
To this fairy tale,
I wished that it would
Have truly been simple
Like I said it could and should be,
I wished I hadn't seen
The galaxies in your eyes,
Hadn't heard the symphonies
From your lips,
Hadn't felt the depths
Of want as I held your hand,
I wished I didn't wonder
I wished I didn't care,
But definitely certainly truly
I didn't wish I hadn't met you
And gotten so close to the sun,
I just wish I could stop wishing...
© okpoet

I didn't say
Goodbye
The best way
I knew how,
I said it
With my heart
Stuck in my throat
And tears
In my eyes
Reigned back
Like many angry horses
Held at bay,
I drove home
In silence,
Feeling waves
Of emotion
Reverberating
In the sobs
That I could not muffle,
On my couch
I curled up
Into a ball
And slept,
How would I
Wake to a cloudy day
When I expect her
To shine through,
Like she has every day before?
But she's gone,
And my storm begins...

APAD16 - 023 © okpoet

Her last words stung
She told me to f#ck off,
Hanging from the end of her rope
I couldn't reach out,
To lend a hand
Save her soul,
I had failed to see the signs
Amused in my own world,
She pounced tigger-like
Into it and splashed around,
But under her light demeanor
She limped like a hurt creature,
Sometimes her eyes deviated
Something lurked; but I,
Thought it fleeting;
Merely an abstraction in my mind,
We always seemed to laugh
I wondered if we would ever cry
Together; helping leaning into each other;
Striving against the currents
Against the crashing waves of life's emotions,
I wish I could tell the world to f#ck off...
© okpoet

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

I'm riddled with guilt,
If I could I'd push a sword
Through my heart to the hilt,
Not being able to exchange one word
Has my soul heavy
So many thoughts
Trying to break through the levy
My stomach in knots,
I'm on my knees
Hoping someone will listen
To my pleas,  
As my eyes do misten
At every memory
With every moment
I am ornery,
Though the pain is potent,
Come alive
And die again
I go in and dive
Into all the way back when,
Trying so hard to refrain
From smudging the stain,
Of my reckless mess
Because I spilt the milk
Broken under duress,
What to do, what not to do, of that ilk,
And I tried to soak it all up
How idiot of me back into my cup,
They said don't, but I did cry
Anyways, because it all seemed a lie,
And I was found there it seemed
It was my crime, even if I denied to the sky,
The doubt settled in, and I was deemed
No better than those liars before me,
And who would believe other than what their eyes see?
Not a chance, not an ounce
Of forgiveness? Because they pounce
Without a second thought
Certain they connected every dot,
That it is so, what they think they know,
And never giving me the fighting lance,
But on bended knee is my stance,
Not proud defiance,
Nor meek as if in receipt of pittance,
But humbly wearing my heart
Even if a sleeve I have not, I am apart,
Not to be mistaken for the rest
All those I've spoken against and detest,
Won't you look into my eyes and truly watch
The honesty in them, no clearer window hatch
To the earnest seeker of pardon from my fall,
And let that ray of sun shine on all...
© okpoet

Simply stunning
You were,
A glint of sun
Radiant ray,
From your
Sapphire smile
And diamond eyes
I was blinded
Blind sided,
As a  fiery ball
Just beneath the visor
A lingering sunset
The shape of you,
That pierced
My windshield
As I sped down
Not taking my eyes off
The view,
And would I crash
Still entranced
By your intense
Focused tractor beam,
Interrupted only
By the words
That I couldn't hear
And all I could do
Was nod and smile
And nurse
My wounds,
Soon to be
Further scarred
By the likes of you...

APAD13 - 120 © okpoet

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

Sitting here
Deftly stroking keys,
Thoughts envelop
My mind of ideas,
Intricate plans
That no one sees,
But above all,
In them I see us,
Fate has not to meddle in this,
My path I have chosen to follow,
Working hard
I can reach bliss,
Stepping firmly
Not looking below,
As I walk high above obstacles,
But as long as you are by my side,
Forward on to the highest pinnacles,
I will strive on with pride,
Until I reach
My unwavering goal,
All the while you and I can be,
Inseparable in mind and soul,
Let it not be purportedly...
© okpoet

One at a time; word by word
They’re laid down like a heavy sword,
Each line forms more syllables come together
A long boundary without a tether,
Sentences not by a judge
That form stories without a smudge,
Short tales; epic poems
Sometimes of reality or of golems,
At times speech is not enough
So I take pen to paper like wax to buff,
When signs and gestures don’t make the cut
The ink flows forth like intestines from my gut,
Things I said once without meaning
Written on paper come out gleaming,
Once in a while the sweetest verse
Can come across solemn and terse,
And formal expression on occasion
Can command a standing ovation,
Yet sometimes I fear profound
That without texture; flavor or sound,
All my sentiments will die
Unable to illustrate a sweet apple pie,
Because it’s just as good to feel; taste & listen
As text to the eyes do christen...
© okpoet

I never dreamt
Like most people do;
Lived my life
A minute at a time
Come what may
My stride was wide
As my path was narrow
Never straying
From what I believed
To be my highway
To the doorman
In the sky;
And then one night
I slept;
Woke up in a world
Not alone;
She was there
The cliché's came
One after another,
Too good to be true
Not bad enough to be not;
She was the sweetest
Dream I ever dreamt;
Never wanted to wake
From this bliss ever again;
I can't wait to sleep forever...
© okpoet

My happiness
Was but an act
And never a thought,
Until you came along
Tangible; three dimensional,
Something and someone
I could point to
And smile,
This is why
She is why,
This is the reason
She is the reason,
For the smile on my face
For the laughter in my voice,
So much more sane do I seem
Validating,
My declaration to whomever
Reasons no longer failing,
You are the materialization
Of the idea of happiness,
My happiness
Your happiness
Ours is a dream of hope,
Ours is a memory of patience...
APAD13 - 039 © okpoet

On a laughing spree
I endeavor with glee,
Ripped up shirt
Your short short skirt,
Appeals
To any penguin running from seals,
Clubbing
And tape side B dubbing,
Will deplete
Through wet concrete
The tempo
Of the gloomiest of death row
Inmate
That I can't relate,
Sedate the defense
With all but my pretense,
Dense and foggy
The towel is soggy,
Wet and damp
I've set up camp,
To see this to its end
Let's pretend,
You know what I'm thinking
Even if my signals aren't blinking...
© okpoet

What will bring
Us together
If not a hook
And a fishing rod?
What will keep
Us together
If not duct tape
And krazy glue?
But the line
I cast long ago
Remains slack
Not long enough
And the bait
Long ago lost,
The cap
On the glue bottle's stuck
Won't open
And the duct tape
Has lost all it's strength,
So I walk
And wander
Then I sit
And wonder
How shall I try
To reel her in again
How shall I proceed
To keep our hearts
Bound together
So that no distance
Will fade us
From each other's minds
So our love
Will make the oceans
Seem but a teacup
Between us...
APAD13 - 068 © okpoet

One tear
For you my dear
Floodgates open
For your love
Or at least
The idea of it
Like light
From a candle lit
I put up a fight
But like a sun
Setting in the east
An empty gun
Won't **** a fleeting dove
Now and again
The sadness in my heart
Eclipses my yearning
To be a part
Of the light burning
In your soul
One and only coal
Spark in a fire's forest
I angst to give to you my best...
© 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

If we were advised
Our lives would be televised,
How would we be?
Would we be worthy to see?
Would we ourselves
Want to watch?
Flip through the channels
Every single one of us
In high definition
Being human,
Would it be
A horrible reality?
Or would we be entertained
By the insurmountable variety?
Stalkers of the new generation
Greater than any YouTube sensation,
Natural born stars and entertainers
Shuttled into their spotlight; invisible containers
While the rest of us wonder
If we can laugh at every blunder,
Would emotions die
Or run rampant empathy
For a possible scripted lie?
This future I hope to never see...
APAD13 011 - © okpoet

Tell me
What you would say
If you just had
A few breaths left
Within your chest,
Tell me
What you would say
If you just had
A few beats left
Within your heart,
Tell me
All the things
You never said
When your pulse
Beat solid
And your lungs
Ran full tilt,
Tell me
Not
What I want
To hear,
But what
You wished
You could
Tell me
But didn't
Out of fear,
Tell me...
APAD13 - 107 © okpoet

There they sit  
In silence
Tension building  
Difficult pretense
Not to tear  
One another apart
Clothes off  
Becoming one heart
Beating wildly  
Instincts attacking
Passion not withholding  
Like a hacker hacking
Past the firewalls  
Broken down
From the feelings strong  
Cannot drown them  
With none other than fiery moans
Embracing their souls  
In the night not drones
Of life's monotonous  
Day in day out
Blazing a heat trail  
Love's route
They'll soon  
Envelop their desires
Feed this kindling  
In their bodies bonfires
At the shores of their  
Seemingly hidden intent
Once they let themselves  
Go find if it was meant
To be or not to be,  
Friends to the world
But lovers behind  
Their doors, herald
To the truth of what  
Cannot be denied  
In the midst of this  
Urban jungle defied...
© okpoet

I hope you're real
Like the way I feel,
Because I've missed you
Before I knew who,
And I've hesitated
I've procrastinated,
To give you my heart
To give you a part,
In the play that is my life
Here; take this knife,
I'll give in and trust
You won't ******
It into me;
I hope to see
The truth
Like superman out the booth,
Love is blind like cards in decks
But I've got x-ray specs,
Through and through
I'll look deep into you,
But will your eyes glaze
Like the cloudy skies and daze?
I want your soul next to mine
But I hope you're not feeding me hook and line,
Because I've never taken the sinker
Why do you suppose I'm such a thinker?
Fool me once lie to me twice
I've always rigged the dice,
For everyone to lose
If I so choose,
Because alone
I don't share my bone,
In loneliness I belong to myself
Don't care if I'm just on a shelf,
I burn bridges and build walls
Because people would if they could, **** on me like bathroom stalls,
But I'm ten times better than they think they are
I burn ten times brighter than the farthest star,
So if you're still in this and hanging on
Don't let go or I'll be gone...
© okpoet

I'm not going
To sit here and lie
That like apple pie
Gone from a window sill
I missed you,
Like all those socks
The minutes that escape
From all the clocks
How I feared
You wouldn't return,
What time could ****
Without our knowing
What we couldn't do
What we couldn't shape,
What I wouldn't endure
For a tenure
Next to you,
Night comes
But once a day
But you,
You are
My blue moon...

APAD16 - 008 © okpoet

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

I've come out one pothole
Just to fall in a deeper hole,
I had dusted myself; gained my composure
Thought everything right; I was so sure,
But here I am now a broken man
I've fallen again; this was not my plan,
A fool was I to think
That I would not again reach the brink
Of insanity; of being without reason
By my heart I have fallen to treason,
No one but I could know better; love is blind
But my eyes have been gouged clear from behind,
Is there no end to my stupidity?
Sadly I can only feel pity
Not just for my being
But also for my heart for not seeing,
That the world is cold; cruel; desperate,
You ask why I address my heart as separate;
Yes; because it thinks of its own accord,
My mind thinks in one direction its own lord
But it cannot control the reigns of my heart;
Let loose; a scared horse; two entities apart,
My heart yearned for affection
My mind followed paying no attention,
And I fell; a sucker for a pretty face,
But she was not worthy; such was the case,
Yet I have not reached my true ending
This lesson is neither lost nor pending,
I shall take myself out of this situation
Break free from the incantation,
And I'll put myself together once more
Stepping out into the world leaving my hurt at the door...
© okpoet