as the clouds cover the moon
on one last summer night
i'll watch the stars die
before they dance from my sights
i'll lay here in silence
and i'll feel you wash over me again
because in this moment
i feel celestial

Love and hate
May seem so apart
But without one
Can another exist
Light and dark
Without darkness where is the light
**Without hate there is no love

It is in the absence of your presence that I stumble along.

How could I have taken you so for granted?

My constant.

My North Star you always guided me home.

Now I am so far from you here and I can't escape the gratitude

You were simply there.

A form of comfort that loomed beside me and brought warmth while dispelling my fear.

How could you not know?

When every encounter with you brought a smile to my face?

Every moment was so precious.

It was enough to have you stand beside me, in the warmth and strength of heart.

Like a lion you protected mine.

Now, with skills you taught I stand alone protecting it.

And I miss the shield your love provided. I miss your face.

And I am sorry, not that I told you but that in telling you I changed everything.

The dynamic changed when I spoke, and everything silent that was taken for granted suddenly came crashing like an elephant into the room.

But you are not a china shop and this is not insurmountable.

I am not a bull.

Time has passed and will continue to do so. And you look at me with eyes that sees this for all it is and you say "Another lifetime."

I smile, "Yes, Love, another Lifetime."

~ for TJB (August 30th, 2013)

Your words run in my veins,
I never saw the sky,
Until I saw it through your eyes.
I never saw you,
Until I read you first.
Your words took shape,
They climbed from the page
And crept into my heart.
Don't let it be just the pen you hold tonight.
Don't let the paper be all you lean on.
Don't let those words be all you say.
For I can't breathe for looking at you,
I can't think for the sight of you.
And I swear til this day I never understood
This language we share
But now the air is full of words,
Written on the body of you.

Thinking about us in autumn, brings chills to my existence.
Layering up.
Observing nature at every step.
Watching the sunset part knowing what we have is eternal.
Love is everlasting, overpowering, overwhelming.
The glitter among the tides,
Create an eternal song that will forever be locked in our memories
Your head on my chest, only to listen to my natural song.
Sunsets sending us home.
Conversations brew, condensation fogs your glasses.
Your indecisiveness leads me to the choice tonight.
Films don’t last long in our presence.
The craving cannot be controlled.
Candle flames caress your curves.
I love you…
Flames into wicks.
Simply ordinary.