But,
you knew who I was
back then
Did you think one day,
I wouldn't be?

on the
day of her
death,
the Lord
gently peeled the
label
off her cynical
hind
END

I began
to live

your
shallow soul
folds
like linen
into my
empty pockets

This,
I can always
count on

His forgiveness
redirects me
over and
over again
to
listen up,
and become
the best self
that I can

She finger paints her universe in song

She dances with precious dollies of all colors, shapes and sizes

She draws everybody closer with her
ever hopeful smile

She stumbles and gentle hands keep her safe and guide her

She grows into a caring woman

She desires that the same love and kindness touch her children as well

She can only hope and  pray 🙏

Remembering the
simplicity
of when
"Live Stream"
used to mean
embracing the
tranquil experience
of flowing water
in a natural
setting

If you are
longing

You can find
me

In the still
dance
of the
trees

Didn't
know I was there
while I was
dropping
by

It's a sad world
that we defend
using tweets
instead of prayers
Elevators
instead of stairs
Synthetics
to calm
the nightmares
Sleeping used to be such a treasure

Nobody wanted to see
me,
become me

So I became what they
wanted me to be

Then, I lost myself
completely....

Now,
there is no one

Happy?

The sun is shining
The streets are empty
The ambulances are screaming
The birds are chirping
The Heavens are filling with
loved ones

Reach,
deep within

where the iron
that binds

spark crimson elation

Lying dormant
this loyal, little soldier

re-awakens

from the sound
of theives in rustling bushes

and the sting of prickly thorns,
that sweetly ask of us to

"Hush"

Callous souls
Bedroom eyes
leave no fingerprints
a cunning disguise
While making a
broken promise

Don't let me burn out again
as the dust of ash I can only
blow away
rather, be not that
but on fire
instead

Exhausted slumber,
in deepest Lamentation,
enveloped by my own skin,
Blood Memory of her
seeps in

Dancestry transforms
as art knocks
at my door
I am reminded by
her spirited moves that,
Every Soul is a Circus

Life cycles
in contractions and
slow releases
of breath

Beaming
clavicles reach up to
behold morning's sunrise

As golden rays
tirelessly
leap upon the stage
of a brand new season,
Appalachian Spring

Rescued by the
graceful universe of
contemporary
dance

Some heinous,
underlyingly
think it's okay
to
express the insensitivity
it takes
to turn truth away

Drained of their
color.....
PALE - red, white and blue

******
into dire isolation's
BREATHLESS, cyanotic hue...

Well,
if She's
gonna be like that,
She doesn't deserve
Us

It's midnight
and
I am late for
myself
I
had nothing to do
with my
absence
but,
everything to do with it
Now,
what do I
do?

Just moments
after wishing
upon a star,
there you were
falling into
my arms

Your mood pulls me so far down
that even my tears are
afraid to drown
in your steamy pool
of frowns

I'm here if you need me
KING
on a hot checkered
bored
awaiting your next
M O V E
me like a pawn
jump me
knock me
over
watch me roll off
the table but,
I won't
STOP
until I steal your
Queen

My tears
stomp
as loud
as my
feet
enduring
the
growing pains
of
movement

warm
mediterranean
slapping seas
crash up against the asphalt wall
whipping red wine soaked
table cloths
tamed by wobbly carafes
spilling over the
winding bolognese stained cobblestone
Marvel at the windmills
beneath an animated sky
Time ceased to exist
as the two, were absorbed into
the surreal romance of their
first kiss...

A wayward breeze
A verbal tease
Navigation of words
Soaring altitudes of ego
Longing the destination
defining
YOU

Walk along the city streets
butterscotch sky
sun-shower
bittersweet

There on the curbside sits an old painting

A Ballerina

lying with the rest of the trash
waiting to be picked up

The drizzle drains the color from the canvas but not
the natural light from the dancer
who
in all the noise and distortion
forgot her steps
along the way

Grounded
generous tree
how your sweeping
spirited branches
never fail
to uplift me

When life gets
so incredibly
lonely on the inside,
step outside...
In awe, there is no
loneliness
only the steady pulse
of nature's applause

The evening rush
packs up daylight,
inside a suitcase
bound for stars....
Beads of heavy haze
swallow lights
of the vineyard
Flying within a
seamless horizon,
Atlantic's blackness
seals the night
Love's blindness,
love's chaos
dissolve into
the
nautical twilight

Don't hide for too long,
you'll only be
lonely,
longer,
paler,
grayer
They don't make it easy,
the struggle,
I am grateful

Tears on the dash-board
when I ride
Tears keep me company
when I drive
Tears rollin on up
from my lids
to my cheeks
my corroded brakes
SCREECH
Drippin my
Prayers
all over the place
My heart starts
to break
can't keep up the pace
BUT
I'll survive
LORD knows it
I'll survive..

-  when reflecting
on the soul in the mirror
and what she has given
I thought,
beauty
is not about how we look
it's
about how we are

N E R V E,
exploring the pathway
of a comet's
brave descent
through a
victorious
constellation of
STARS

Wrap me up

address me

handle me with care

send me through channels
of touch

far away from the loneliness
that has stolen
so much

be still
body, soul
and mind
lips smile
hands be
kind

Lonely night
piano,
accompany me,
with your compassionate keys
Pick me up
off the wet floor,
where
sad songs
spill from the seams
of my soul