I
Will
    Not
        Give
             Up
I
Will
   Not
      Give
            In
I
Will
     Fight
           Hard
I
   Will
      Ultimately
                      Win
I
Will
     Not
           Give
                   Up


Continuously Repeat...

Nobody will ever know how depressed i am

How can emptiness be so heavy?

Some want to redistribute wealth
Perhaps instead we should redistribute love
Then wealth would redistribute itself

I'd rather lose you
than the argument

Desire
Balanced
On the edge
Of a blade

A well dressed man
*******
An untethered label

A bottle for two
At an uncleared table.

A twist
Of the wrist
To the pouring
Of wine

To dripping lips,
and kissing
between sips.

His hands
to my hips

His tie
To my wrists.

His kiss.

Does the sun promise to shine?

No,but it will, even behind the
darkest clouds it will,
and no promise will make it
shine longer or brighter,

for that is its fate, to burn
UNTIL IT CAN BURN NO
MORE

So is to love you forever my
promise to you?
No, but my love for you will
remain even in on the darkest
of nights, and no promise could
make it grow stronger or last
longer,
for it is my fate for my love
for you to burn  UNTIL I CAN
BURN NO MORE.

                                                          ­          Jon York   2018