I remain an open question living
my way into ever-evolving answers
about relationships, art, and poetry
and I write because my journey
has taken me through some
diverse twists and unique turns
that all seem strangely and
deeply interconnected.

Every day is an exercise
in surrendering to the mysteries
that life holds for me and
needless to say I am a work
in progress delving into all
of the depths of romance
and subtleties of the human experience
and it is a yearning and fascination
by a sometimes anguished creative impulse
and enigmatic movements of the heart.

I am humbled each day
to be able to express
my visions in a world
of love and hate in
relationships
and life.

Moments come and moments pass
some unforgettable and some regrettable
that linger but we are all stuck in the now
and we just have to try and get by
somehow as heartaches come
and heartaches go and in silence we stare
with no words to spare as
our love flies away in
front of our eyes.

Another love finally appears
and this time with no lies
and I am ready to embrace her love
and I know that she is
the warmth of courage that never left me
and I will give to her
my unwavering love
and walk with her hand in hand
as we walk together in a new
uncharted land.


I 've got triggers in places
I never knew and the love that
she triggered in me
so many didn't see except
in my words
and I know that the best
of my words is still
unwritten.

As we begin this final journey
together we both
have hope that this one
will last both knowing
that it will if we can
forget the past.                       ( for Louise)  -   Jon York     2012