When you love
divisions blur
night and day
what to say

When you love
decisions melt
should I go
yes or no?

When the rain decides to fall
it falls with abandon --
       never sorry
       never in hesitation
and it never slurps back a drop
like soup on a careless chin
                            The rain is never sorry

Meg's little white Pomeranian puppy
should not be named Cotton
the way she hops up and down and runs around barking --
She should be called Popcorn and kept in a bag

The morning that my true love died
there rose a concrete sun
The clouds were stones
as were my bones
and my heart
                     weighed a ton

A lothario stopped my time
with two words quite sublime
        when I said, 'obey'
         he said, 'no way'
and beat me up with his rhyme

To Poetry I say
         'Hello'
And Poetry answers
          'Come in and create'
Then I say
          'I will do my best'
To which Poetry answers
          'I know'

If you please, go to your knees
and listen with your heart
In humble ways, review your days
and start to do your part

Do you know, just where to go
when you've reached the end?
If you do, it's up to you
to flex your soul and bend

The only pain, you will sustain
you should never hide
You'll find the pain, that you sustain
will be within your pride

When you arise, you will be wise
and changed inside and out
You'll see the light, and know you're right
and vanquish every doubt