You have crossed all these boundaries to get here
You have crossed the ocean to reach me
Now that we are together can we cross our own rivers
Of attention and inhibition
In order to just listen and be present with each other
I wonder if suddenly we will share
A serenity that bears no resemblance to peace or safety
But is as dynamic as a waterfall
Pouring over our consciousness
Chasing away our clutter and making space for kindness
We are daring to dream of epiphanies and poems
Romance is a blossom that blooms quite rarely
I say don’t waste your time chasing images
And making foolish mistakes
When you can chase me to the edges of your sanity
How much can you bear to see
The pain of love is beyond measure
It's a treasure rarely earned
But when it is, it can give you hope
Greater than a poem or a diamond
We bare our hearts to the lions teeth
For if he bites that which is beneath his lips
We will bleed a thousand ****** dreams
Hungry for our very own being
There are demons who seek
To destroy all meaning and poetry
So we appraise our souls of this wine
And drink it until our heart’s are content
We are probably a little more than broken
But that’s not too bad considering
How far we had to travel to get right where we are
In this space and time it's not right to shy away
From a fight whenever it's worthy
The attempt to conceal our faults is dissonant and infantile
So I lied to you in order to deceive myself
I convinced you I was wealthy so that you’d love me
There is no country left for our despicable ways
How else can we explain our own estrangement
From ourselves, our health and our families