I've known rejection
It bore deep into my heart
Left a nasty scar.

The dragon spits fire
Tired of its own breath it sighs ,
and burns down a town.

I'd like to know
what you put into this love.
I always crave the taste.

I'd never hurt you
Can you please believe my words
They're all I can give.

C'mon roll the dice
Watch your money disappear
Love is a crapshoot.

I remember when
Candy was ten for a dime
Carefree was priceless.

You don't see my tears
Too wrapped up in your anger
To see that their for you.

Before my coffee
Poured juice on my cereal
Newspaper blurry.

Daylight never waits
Why am I cooped up inside?
Phones ringtone on mute.

I have three wishes
Wish I had an extra one
I'd give it to you
Well now I only have two
Might as well give one to you!

This sadness I feel
Is here and it's real
They say it's a phase,
but it's been days and days
No answers to my questions
just hollow suggestions.

"You don't ever talk"
"I've heard enough out of you"
"Why can't you listen"?

I am mystified
Dreams come in bits and pieces
The night but a blur.

Unrequited love
It laughs and spits in your face
Takes without giving

Can't let my guard down
Barbed words find their way to me
They aim for my heart.

Crayon in my hand
Masterworks I did color
Stayed inside the lines.

I know just who you are
You hate and belittle me
My mirror image.

Dog marks fire hydrant
That's how they say "I was here".
Like a post it note.

Fear not little one
Everything in the darkness
Is found in the light

I'm not in the mix
Life creates its own rhythm
I'm not a dancer.

Love, a priceless ring
A diamond or emerald
In a classic setting

How do you juggle
Living two different lives
I can't deal with one.

Tossed in my sleep
Morning feels like Monday blues
Gagged on black coffee.

Please lend me an ear
Though you hold me close , please hear
When and why I fear.

You never loved me
The words l so longed to hear
You said them in jest
Now you say you've someone new
Go your way with you know who.

I often wonder,
what they'll put on your tombstone.
"Here He Lied".

Body language speaks
But you don't listen to mine
So hung up on words

Need to free myself
To break through these walls I've built
Time has thickened them.

Holding close the truth
Unbreakable is the bond
A love born of trust

My life just moved here
Fulfillment lives down the street
Around the corner,
misgivings are packing up
Evicted by certainty

Retracing my steps
My path not yet really clear
Steps forward I fear

Truth you give to me
A gift for me to open
******* with a bow.

Lonely days and nights
Lead to barren months and years
To a future, bleak

Can't say I love you
Too afraid to say those words
Yet, they haunt my thoughts

A child lives within
It needs proper nourishment
to turn back the time

People walk through life
Never smiling or laughing
Living in their past.

I always listen
to opinions from all sides.
my voice pushed aside.

Deja Vu moments
Did I already write this
Deja Vu moment?

You've become distant
A stranger I barely know
I'll still be around

If I were to lie
I'd say alls right with the world
I feel right as rain.

You ask for a dance
Music's gentle hands sway us
Move us in time.

You inspire me
You've shown love stays in motion
When the world stands  still.

We can't reconcile
You've put distance between us
Miles I cannot walk.

I once knew humor
"Funny one", was my label
Lost my sense of self.

Lion asked his pride
Why he has to watch the cubs
"I'm not sure their mine"!

Mine, was direction
With purpose I used to walk
My steps now staggered.

A 911 call
Victim is so blue
Bleeding from the heart
Died while enroute to reconciliation
Buried in a deep and painful longing

Time has opened my mind
Door ajar to fresh new thoughts
Old ones unrefined
Thought all of humanity
Was cruel and unkind
Thought my heart was their target
Not how they're designed

Social butterfly
Late for wedding bouquet toss
Caught by early bird.