AM I?
Am I the whispers of her wind?
Am I her escape from reality?
Am I the man she really loves?
Or am I just another casualty?
Am I awake for her grace? For her eyes strike like no other-
Shedding fear against the moonlight reveling the path of these lovers-
Heading down a long set journey to discover one another-
For patience is the virtue to hold us together-learning and loving no matter the pressure-and finding each other through the worst of the weather-and being together we hold like a treasure-
For love is a blessing and we bless it by choice-Blessed by the best things in the crack of your voice-
BY
RICHARD ITSKOVICH

So pretty eyes-you said you’re goodbye’s-
Left me alone-
I felt like I died-
I cried so many tears-
I think I’ve run out-
You and my tears left me in drought-
And I doubt-
I will ever come back-
When you walked out the door-
You should of broke my back-
Because that would have been a way to distract me from this pain-
Now everywhere I look-I see your name-
Plastered on walls-replaying my brain-
I’m totally lost-don’t know what I am saying-
Except for I love you-
Thanks for playing the game-

Clear lonely Snow-
Only seconds to know-
How will you go-
I hope it doesn’t hurt-
I hope its peaceful-
As you so deserve-
I hope you find that eternal sunshine-
Your memories create a fantastic illusion-
Like you’re sitting next me again and were just cruising-
Laughing as we talk-Squinting as we walk-
Flocked around the ocean-
Swimming in mass emotion-
In the eternal stream-
You are reachable by dreams-
Your reflection is now in my eyes-
Your laughter now in my cries-

17 years-

I can still picture it-
Your love for your kids-
How you always made sure-
There was a good standard to live-
You never varied from what you had to do-
Worked like a man-
To help everyone else’s dreams come true-
I know it wasn’t easy-
Probably more hard than not-
But you always made sure that they had a lot-
And now they have grown and I know they think about you each day-
Sad day, not really sure what I can say-
Except for I love you and I miss you more than you know-
17 years you have been gone but your memory melts the snow-
Say hello to them up there for me-
As here on earth we will continue the family tree-
Gabbi-my uncle-my dad’s best friend-  
The father of my cousins-
Simply a man-
I miss you-I hope heaven is treating you well-
I know one day I will see you , up high above the clouds-
Where smiles rain free and pain is no longer allowed-
This family misses you, today is darker than most-
Tonight I pour a glass and to you I toast-

I love you!

-Well should I-

How could something so beautiful become so dead and gone-?
How could such togetherness become such lonesome-?
What happened to our home huh-?
I have to ask?
We were once so handsome-
Something people wanted to be-
But last night you said you don’t want to live in misery-
Maybe the best choice is to become history-
My spirit is splintering-
Finding that deep dark I used to be,  the one I lost touch with in that sea of integrity-
And now he’s crawling infesting me -his dark death back into my chest
Walking-bowing my head-because I can’t stand the sight of my own breath-
There’s nothing left-I don’t know how much more I can say-
Should I come, should I go, should I leave, should I stay-?
Should I live, should I laugh, should I love, should I play-
Should I live to see the sun light of another day-
I want to hide from that wicked way-
Those rays-that glaze-my soul it strays-my eyes they blaze-
I yearn-I crave-to learn and make-the best out of this G-d forsaken day-

WOMEN-
Your very presence sends chills through my core-
All this living and wanting-
Your all I have been hoping for-
Your bittersweet-in every sense of that word-
You’re my world-and your curves make the verbs so beautifully heard-
And I hear you girl-
I hear your every thought-your every need and if I don’t then I will proceed to achieve and be the man you need-
Because your love I consider divine and everyday I thank the stars that you are mine and I am yours-
I will love you till the ocean doesn’t touch the shores-
Till snow is no longer cold-till the warmth in my heart doesn’t beat anymore-
I will love you till lemons turn sweet-I will always strive to be the man you need!

Richard Itskovich

Who knows what you know-
Who knows what to say-
Who lives in your world-
Who do you count on to save-
Who will be there when it’s time to go-
Who will love you when you are just so low-
Who will help you-when you feel all is lost-
Who can guide you-
Who do you trust-
Who will smile-When the smiles are gone-
Who will dance-at the end of the song-
Who do you trust-with the last beat of your heart-
Who is you lightness-that aluminates the dark-
Who is the question-we all search to find-
Who is the love-that no longer leaves you blind-

You, the best of me-

This here-Is to share my love-
You are my drug-
You melt me when we hug-
You are my Queen-
The girl of my dreams-
You-
Is what I need-
This is how I bleed-
Love is our destiny-
You-
Make the best of me-
Blessed beyond belief-
When I hold you-
I feel relief-
You are the only women for me-

Richard A. Itskovich

Something Simple:
Here in this moment lies the truth-
Under my heart is a tune playing for you-
And the melody sings to me-
In harmony with passion-
The Lyrical satisfaction is simply attracting the fractions that combine to make a rhyme I dedicate to you-
So here is the truth-
Beat keeps beating for you-
Un-instrumented, un-tainted-motivated by the very essence in her presence-
And I present her with this-the melody of me-
So here it goes-free spirit-so it sores-

“Each Morning I awake-
I see you standing and I shake-
As I tremble at the site-of you beautiful eyes-
AND
Each day I sit and pray-
That you will be my destiny-
And we will open the gates to the heavenly skies-“

And so it does sing-for you and for me too-
The melody of passion and the melody of truth-
It’s a simple rhyme for a simple time for a simple kind of love-
In a simple line all I can say is
“I love you”
It’s a simple truth-
And its simply you-

So now I’m standing at the brink of my fate-
Looking for the lime light looking for escape-
The fear you set in me is slowly releasing-
And I am no longer a prisoner of your vile thinking-
My hands have been cut loose and I am now on my way to the top-
Wither it be money or fame or family-I won’t stop-
No one has the power over me to make me flop and if for a second you think that you got –
The ability to crush me-
I assure you-you should stop-
Because you’re beating yourself into the ground-
Trying to take my soul and turn it around-
Turn my insides inside out-but I can tell you know your luck has run out-
So this is a goodbye to all your negative ways-
And if I have to say it again it will come in a ******* wave-
Because these are my days and my life and if you can’t evolve with me-
Then maybe this is goodbye-

UNDER COVERS-
Broke down last night-
My tears cried a river-
A break in my emotion had my soul at a quiver-
The soft touch of her lips-Kisses my soul in the find-
Finding out I love her-because I heard love can be blind-
I wait by the fire-For her scent to take the air-
I hold love in a passion and wait for the fury to flare-
She steps in the room-She comes fully aware-
Of a time to make love and a time not to care-
My hands start to caress her body-her body my putty-
Molding and touching in the soft reference of loving-
I lick her neck how the taste rages my soul-
Slowly kissing her chest allow the beauty to soar-
My hands make way down her body moving to her sides-
And the only thought in my head is how bad I want to be inside-
My fingers tickle her legs making way up her dress-
Her soft skin indulges me and I am feeling no regrets-
I slide her garment down-now my fingers have been wet-
Looking into her eyes-making love to her face-
Feeling the beauty of the world sent to me in a heavenly grace-
Her moans speak in a language I just now understand-
Now I embrace the relationship of a women and a man-
I make way inside her-now my heart beats non-stop-
In a rhyme of melody-As I pump from up top-
The motion gains speed-the emotion gains need-
Beating against her body-no worries conceived-
A ****** takes toll-as our bodies grow whole
The sounds of this angel allow my body to indulge-
The final yell of ecstasy screams louder than thunder-
A brave new world was born from making love under covers-
BY:
RICHARD ITSKOVICH

WORDS-
I love you-
Such simple words-
I need you-
In this complex world-
Without you-
I’m only a man-
With you-
I am the king of my land-
You are the sun-
Shine bright and strong-
You are the melody-
My favorite song-
You are the mother-
Who loves our child-
You are my heart-
My life worth while-
I love you-

Love like life-
Heart like eyes-
Soul just feel-
Heal the wise-
Deep mind home-
Best unknown-
Known to grow-
Cold to Warm-

As you lay on my bed-
Pillow under your head-
I look at you in amazement with every single breath-

Dear Wife-
Allow me to express the love I have for you deep in my chest-
Years have passed but you still give me butterflies-
Tie my stomach in knots when I look in your eyes-
Your smile it lights-up-my life-
Your presence lights up my nights-
Your skin is still as soft-your voice is still as cute-
After these last few years I think I am more in love with you-
You’re an amazing Mother, and a wonderful friend, a beautiful women and my girl till the end!

No more what I can say-
So confused-
On this wretched day-