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I have hungered to be filled,
satiated down to the very fiber of
my being.

Am I crazy to crave food with such
carnal intensity?  Expecting chocolate
sugary goodness to satisfy the soul's
hunger underneath my physical craving.

But not everything has to be about God,
does it?  Sometimes, I just want to savor
the rich decadence of dark chocolate mingled
the burning fire of a chili pepper.

Am I coveting?  Am I being sinful to be too
material and sensual?  ******* it!  I bet
God loves taking a slow bite of chocolate.

I keep dividing the world into
material and spiritual.  
Maybe that's why I'm so hungry?
I was trying to be humorous about my own struggle with finding a spirituality that integrates my body and carnal desires.
He tapped me on the shoulder
Before he had to go
Said I'll be your Guardian Angel
I just wanted you to know

He said he knows no one who went
That came back and then complained
So he guessed the place was pretty nice
And was sure he'd want to stay

He knew he'd see my grandma
Who had went three years before
She'd been waiting for him patiently
To walk him through God's door

Then he asked us not to worry
Said he knows what is in store
He was pleased with the life he lived
And knew God would show him more

Spent his last three weeks with family
Where he said his sweet goodbyes
My final memory of this man
Was the brave ending to his life

He would give to me this passion
But to the world he gave much more
The life he lived was one of love
He was the gift I most adored

In Memory
Sgt. Harold Addison Yates
My Grandfather

*Carl Joseph Roberts
A true story written with tears.  I miss this man who fought in two wars, was a prisoner in World War 2 then came home and served as a Sergeant with the Columbus Police Dept.  My Grandfather gave to me my Love for poetry. He passed several years ago but is missed every day.
I look into your beautiful eyes every day of my life and you look just as hard into mine
And we feel the gravitational pull of our hormones and the screaming of our hearts and it drives us absolutely mad

because we know it will never be our time
Time is not on your side when you cannot have what you desire forever.
(C) Maxwell 2014
 Mar 2014 Yhama ButterFly
Ashley
I lied to you
You deceived me
But what would love without forgiveness really be?
I know we were not perfect
But nothing ever is
All I know is I seen you perfectly
The same way you saw me
We were perfectly imperfect together
And that was all that really mattered
Not the flaws that could be seen
But you forgot to forgive me...

© Ashley Rodden. All rights reserved
I know sorry doesn't fix a **** thing but for all it maybe worth I'm sorry just the same.
 Mar 2014 Yhama ButterFly
Ashley
I want to be your fantasy, your reality,

And everything between

I want you to see me in your sweetest dreams

I want you to feel me in everything your hands touch

I want the taste of me to never leave your lips

I want to be the world to you, I just want it all

I want to be the eyes that get to look deep inside your soul

I want to be your deepest kiss

The answer to your every wish

I want you to never ever let me go

I want to be hidden inside your heart

I just want to be everywhere you are

I want you to hold me too tight

I want you to make everything alright

I want to be loved too much by you

I just want you to need me

Like I need you.

© Ashley Rodden. All rights reserved
 Mar 2014 Yhama ButterFly
Ashley
You and I have something
And it's either all or nothing
I had my defenses
When it came to your intentions
But I'm not the one who broke you
And you're not the one I should fear
You thought you lost me somewhere
But I was never really there
I want to break free
And I can feel you falling
Calling to me
So won't you tempt to be all that I need?
We've got to move darling
We don't need to fallout
From all the past that's between us
But I'm not holding on anymore
All the lies aren't enough to keep us here
Let's move on baby
And let love save us
You hide your smile behind a God given face
But I know you're so much more
And that's all I need to see
You're the only one I ever believed in
The answer that could never be found
The moment I decided to let you in
Now you're banging on my door again
The end of fear is where we begin
If we decide to let love in
You're wishing for me to find my way
And I'm holding on for all you need
You take your chances
While I'm taking time playing my games
You can't control a soul
There's nothing we can do about
The things we have to do without
But the only way to feel again
Is to let each other completely in
You're like a soldier seeking shelter
From all the madness that you've seen
But don't lose your faith
Don't let us slip away
You're still the only song I sing
I'm still the shelter that you need
I'll be kind
If you'll be faithful
You be sweet
And I'll be grateful
Just come be my best friend
Feel my heart beating within
All my secrets bared
I love you so don't be scared
I'm still right here
And I'm not going anywhere

© Ashley Rodden. All rights reserved
To Brandon B, All my love belongs to you only. I will not abandon you. I'm right here always right here beside you.
 Mar 2014 Yhama ButterFly
Ashley
These walls are keeping our secret
But for how long...?
Because as lovers we tend to lose all control
Two shadows chasing passion
Behind a closed door
And if these walls could talk they would
say I couldn't want something more
than these moments with you
Because you will always be the one for me
And if these walls had eyes
they would see me in your arms of ecstasy
and with my every move they would see how I love you so
Within these walls
We're painting pictures
Making magic
Taking chances
Making love
And when I'm feeling weak
You give me wings to fly with
When the fire has lost its heat
You light it back up within me
When I hear no music
You play my every string
So stop the press and
Hold the news
Our secret will be kept safe between you and me
If these walls can only keep it contained.
© Ashley Rodden. All rights reserved
Love our moments when we shut the world out and it's only you and me.
 Mar 2014 Yhama ButterFly
Ashley
I'm poor but I'm kind
I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed
I'm lost but I'm hopeful
I feel drunk but I'm sober
I'm young but I'm not dumb
I'm tired but I'm working
I care but I'm restless
I'm here but I'm really gone
I'm wrong and I'm sorry
I just haven't got this all figured out quite yet because
I'm free but I'm bound
I'm green but I'm wise
I'm hard but I'm friendly
I'm sad but I'm laughing
I'm brave but I'm terrified
I'm sick but I'm healthy
I'm damaged but I'm not broken
I'm silly but I'm serious
I'm falling apart but I'm still in one piece
I am just a walking contradiction...
© Ashley Rodden. All rights reserved
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