I
Me
My
Mine
Myself
Me

She's not the damsel.

She's the dragon.

You’re a fire raging
Flames lapping in your soul
Let me dance, my love
Let me dance in the inferno

If you claim to love me,
But that love does not inspire action,
If that love does not compel you to respond to it
With every cell in your body agreeing
And every beat of your heart
Matching the thud of your feet as you run after What it wants most
If it’s not that kind of love
Keep it

Life has a dark sense of humor
And the punchline is
None of us are gettin’ out alive

Stand out
And you’re a target
Easy to spot
Easy to bring down
Blend in
Become unnoticeable
Invisibility is a superpower
When used correctly

They were like two tectonic plates
Colliding and crashing
Creating mountains together

Maybe one day we’ll end up together.
Sharing a bed and talking about what we want for dinner.
Immersed in a mundane magic
A routine ecstasy
That’s all I want for you and me

Here I am
This fading case of dust and flesh
Engaging with this planet I’m on
A perishing body
Animated by a soul
Lit from within by a me you can’t see
What a mystery life is

Perhaps the reason there is so much suffering in this world is because
We aren't made for this world

His briny heart leapt at her sight.
The girl who was the sea.
Sunshine weaved into her hair,
Tail long, blue & scaly.
She threw a garland of shells,
Round his neck when he approached,
Her sailor had returned,
For their plan to elope.
He held a ring of pearls,
He found for her in oysters.
Placed it on her finger.
They kissed in the ocean moisture.
They spent the night together.
I’m sure the rest you know,
They were from different worlds,
So soon, she had to go.
Now if ever you’re at the sea &
Spot a man starring longingly to the water,
Just know that it is he,
Waiting for Poseidon’s daughter.

I blazed
I burned
I poured my soul into this vocation
My heart was on fire
That’s what they told me
“We’ve never seen work ethic like yours”
But the thing about burning
Is eventually,
You get burned out

Her hands were bohemian.

Guitar string calloused finger tips,

Colorful paints speckled her skin.
Fragrent reds, gypsy yellows and healing greens.

Dense plant soil beneath her nails.

Her hands created,
Her hands cooked,
Her hands served,
And toiled.

Her hands were bohemian.

Drops of caramel adorn your cheeks
You are seraphic
Milky skin
Sun spotted

God took His time
When He made you

An ocean of fire
Baptize me
In your desire

She spun her web
Lured you in with her long legs
Injected you with her poison
And ate your heart out

She breathed her lore through history
Her name, dripping in myth & legend
She never said a word to prove her worth
She let the fire in her belly
Do the convincing

Deep beneath the pines and firs
Looming in darkness, a mountains soul
Where the eagles make their roost
And the foxes dig their holes
A fire crackles to keep us warm
A blaze standing tall and bright
The forests darkness dims
And flees on the wings of firelight

You can do your upmost
Try your very best.
Give everything you have.
But you can never MAKE someone love you.

Of all cruel inventions
The bird cage must be of the cruelest
To confine a creature meant to soar
Behind bars, never to reach its full potential
That is cruel indeed

I decorate my black & white life
In red & blue lights
With an oath to uphold integrity
To balance wrong and right
I’m married to lady justice
My instincts, ready for the draw
I am a servant of the people
But I am also their law

I speak lightly ‘round certain ears
For though they listen
They do not hear
So my lips I mute
My words I keep
The shallow, you see
Can never comprehend the deep

I was nestled in your arms
My face was buried in the curve of your neck
I knew it was you,
It was just a dream,
As fleeting as a shadow,
But I was with you.
And that’s good enough for me

The sage & the joshua tree remind me
Of the miles to go, the journey that I’m on
In the sweet air of the desert
Wait for me, one more night ‘til I get home

He told me he’d take care of me.
The only person he couldn’t protect me from
Was himself

I drank in the words
Dancing off the page
Pouring into my heart
My mind opened
Like a flower turning towards the Sun
And the words flowed into me

They say,
He sits on a throne in the heavens,

A rainbow surrounds His throne.

A sea like glass,
Proceeds before His throne.
From the throne comes,
Thunder, lightening and a rushing voice like many waters.
Around Him sit 24 elders,
With crowns like gold on their heads.
Four living creatures, with eyes on both sides of their head,
Serve Him in His throne room.
And whenever they give thanks to Him,
The elders cast their crowns of gold at His feet.
Proclaiming He is worthy of all glory, honor and power.
He who was and is and is to come.

Darling, I’m a storm of color
I’ll blow through your soul
And leave your rigid black & white
In bewildered wonder

He
Lies next to me
His breathing blending with swaying of the trees
A comely fragrance of forever wafting around him like a costly oriental perfume
Next to me in our bed
His black hair
Growing from underneath the sheets
Contentment fills my heart
& is pumped through my veins
Like a rogue spark
Catching dry brush creating a wild fire
Of gratitude
Consuming me and feasting on my every discontent
Thankfulness takes its throne in my heart
Long live the king

If only destiny came neatly packed
Gift wrapped
And topped with a bow.
But no, destiny is found in
Failed attempts
Unrequited love
And a kind of soldier like endurance
Destiny is baptism by fire

Sticky, sweet nectar
lying like fresh dew
dripping and drizzling into our soft soil, dense & nurtured
our love was good ground
where two fragile buds felt elated to bloom together

I can’t be bought
Can’t be bribed
Keep your cash
Give me your life
I don’t want your power
Keep your empire too
I don’t want your money
I just want you

It’s Friday, and tonight
I’m gonna sparkle
More than my champagne

Ladies and Gentlemen!

My next act,
Is one of mind bending originality.
Using only mirrors and shadows,
Allow me to contort your reality!
I employ the pledge to invite,
The turn excite
& the prestige,
To make you question,
What’s wrong & what right.
But remember, dear audience
Keep your gaze transfixed on the light
As I defy physics, stay in your seat
Lest you **** the illusion.
Please scream & throw roses at my feet.
You came here, after all
To have your intellects ruled.
& you let me do it
Because you loved to be fooled

In a world of perpetual victims
Dare to be a champion

If woman was taken from mans rib
I surely must have been taken from yours

Some will never be content to listen to the music Written by another’s hand
Conceived from another’s mind
Some have an impulse akin to insanity
The urge to create
To produce something organic, original
And through madness and sorrow and ecstasy
must write their own music

Drunk on revenge
A wine colored blackish red
I stained my lips and drank deep
And made sure you stayed dead

My soul writhes within me
As if trying to escape my flesh
My mind heaves
And creativity fills the womb of my imagination
Bursting from darkness like the dawn
I dance in colors
Drink in stars
My heart is a waterfall of joy
Like heaven on earth

We delved into a love
From which we never recovered

He rippled "I don't understand you!"
"Of course you don't." she replied.
"Storms aren't made to be understood."

He and I
Had the same heart
Beating in two separate chests

Uni- One
Verse-  A group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song; a stanza
One Verse

and He said
“LET THERE BE LIGHT.”

You left me to bleed,
Alone.
You left me alone