Tell me....
does the moon still
make you sway
does the falling rain
still make the day

Tell me....
do you still smile when
you hear the word bunny
do you shut your eyes
when she calls you honey

Tell me....
can you remember
our walks in the wood
can you remember
when "we" were so good

Tell me....
should I give up
and forget about you
or wait for you to finish
what you feel has come due

I gave away a part of myself
a part I don't want back
I can't take it back now
it will always belong to him

No worry, I have been fully
compensated tenfold
I won't be forgetting his heart
anytime throughout my life
It used to beat with mine
kept rhythm with time

I can still wake in the night
I can still feel him there
I'm sure he's still here
even though I know I left him
at the cemetery yesterday

Her shoulders are broad
Her feet are wide
Her heart is where
I wish to reside

Her back is strong
Her hips are roomy
She's where I run to
When feeling gloomy

Her hair is coarse steel
Her hands large and rough
Her smile my beacon
Her laugh bold and gruff

Her height astounds me
Her love surrounds me
She's my one treasure
She'll be mine forever

Love can find you in such mysterious ways
in the beauty of a sunny day
if you just let the morning come to stay

Love will overtake you in the dark of the night
why try to fight it, tis your right
a word, a touch, there's no need for sight

Love is a promise made
to cherish the bond and not be afraid
so consider your words before they're laid

The possibilities have no end
like the smile of a devoted friend
open up, realize LOVE is a Godsend

Then is just becomes apparent
that love is something so brilliant
maybe it's Earth's most precious element

His voice ripples through me
it vibrates in my belly
it rips through my soul
leaving me without control

His flawless tones
beat about my ribs
as he tells his tale
his magic never fails

His whispers in the dark
turn me senseless
as I drown so deeply
giving in to his echoes joyfully

I'm tightly wrapped up in him
like plush smooth satin
waiting for his next velvety sound
both satisfied and spellbound

As I got deeper
and darker
into the game,
I found that
playing became
my one aim.

I love carrying
a destructive secret
around with me,
until I realized
I wasn't playing alone.
It can be deadly
to share such secrets.
That's a level
of trust that's
risky to give another!

BUT games
are meant to
have players!
So I hold my
skepticism at bay,
I will rely on
the other players
discretion, as I
know they are
depending on mine...

So I dive deeper,
I'll let it burn
darker.....
I'll let the secrets
edge their way
to the surface,
then bury them
again..... in
deception...

I will carry on
in the game
until I can't;
until the danger
is immediate and
I can find no way
of escaping....
BUT I shall
never resign.
I've sacrificed
so much,
there is too much
at stake to lose!

Sometimes you see a love
that's like poetry in motion,
just the truth of two souls
without any pretensions

Carrying the same rhythm
they meet each other halfway,
finding within a harmony
that will forever make then stay

Sometimes the connection is subtle
so subtle it's painfully obvious
there's joy, there's such comfort
years on they are still impetuous  

Giving all of yourself to another
maybe that is what life should be
a commitment never spoken of
an answer to an unasked plea

I know this is wrong
but so very right;
this makes no sense
still so perfect.
This connection.
This comfort.
This breath.
This pain.
There's no fear.
There's no doubt.
There's only this.
Where you start,
where I end
is unknown.
It's there
where we
should be.
Where we are.
This will never end.
This is simply us.
Only us!
So very right!

You think you want to see
the who I am behind my veil
that truth is a long held tale
My reasons to cover and conceal
come from years of lonely pain
an ever present hidden strain
You think I should remove
my mask and reveal myself to you
as if it would be so easy to do
I step into my disguise
it's my choice and I choose to hide
should I be concerned with your pride
You think I need to trust you more
once before I let myself be free
and was exposed to doom and misery
If I mean anything to you
accept that I am the cloak in the crowd
allow me the security of my plain shroud

his skin like velvet
as my fingers glide over
we are connected
feeling each ridge and hollow
giving sweet heat and joy

When did it happen
When did I abandon ME!

When did I just surrender
When did I lose my character

My heart breaks from blame
When did my life become a game

My belly aches for change
It thunders and rolls, so strange

My conscience howls
As my soul growls

How do I find ME again
It will be my chance when

I have to find contentment
Even if that means a derailment

a perfect match
we don't need to try
your kisses, oh, my

we are us

an ideal fit
why wonder why
your heart beats, I sigh

us we are

our souls unite
we love as we lie
you echo my cry

I 'n' You

we don't speak of it
it lies between us like sand
gritty and profuse
any movement shifts the dune
so we remain motionless

The way I feel
I can not define
I don't want to
analyze or judge
I don't wish to
spurn nor slight
these feelings,
these pleasures
I've come to
rely on them
to count them
my delights--
our passions
emotions shared

So I'll just feel;
welcome and accept
permit and give
with my heart open
with my  soul willing

How do you
choose
either one or
the other;
when neither
can save you,
why should
you bother.
Whether you
can wait
for another
that may be
in the future
farther,
would that
even matter?
Perhaps you
would rather
wither than
smother!!

woe still lives here
the influence of misery
hangs in the air,
gloom is right there

woe hits me as I awake
another day with agony
sorrow has its sway
alas, It stays

woe I feel bleak and blue
darkness shadows me
with an unseen force
upon my days course

woe I'm followed with doom
my life of angst
has a mighty hold
which leaves me alone and cold

demand obedience
of me whilst my
adoration
showers over you

devour my soul
with your longing
while I smother
your spirit

destroy my trust
with your silence
then I'll slaughter
your heart
with my touch

I am daring you
to ignore me

a statue with no head
a woman with no voice
both ogled after
both wondered of

one is insignificant
one made invalid
both remain silent
both testifications
......of bigotry

both holding the powers
......of humanity
......of hatred
......of censure
both holding back
the crowds
with their consequences

I envy the gypsy
as his roots spread
far and wide and free
never to be
a tangled mess of
overgrown cross-sections
of ruin and decay
Drifting about
from one experience
to his next
seeing the world
with all its unrefined turf

I envy the gypsy
as he strolls and roams
as he reads the wind
the rhythm of nature
his constant companion
A changing season
he will greet
with a welcoming grin
as he rambles on
back down the
road off again

I covet the gypsy
his wandering style
to just pick up and go
the smell of rain
urging him onward
capturing his attentions
causing his decree
No need of possessions
he owns what he knows
a spirit carefree
with such forever to grow

I got burned
maybe it was my turn
my life had run so simple
with barely a dimple
I trust too much
maybe I'm out of touch
I am just too kind
perhaps a bit blind
I had to realize
people marginalize
I must accept
there is always debt
no matter the cause
I'll give myself pause
still I will be gracious
others might be mendacious
but I must not falter
nor alter my character
I shall stay who I am
I shall love who I am

as she closes the door
she leaves behind a lover
she moves through her day
as regularly as possible
can others see a difference
as she is forever changed
unfaithful....adulterer
she'll wear a lasting stain

how could this be true
how could this be so good
how can she continue
and how can she not
but this had ended already
before it got its start
never was a future there
just a connection
indescribably  rare

every minute
I waste
every hour
I consider
      &
still you're
not here
every day
you make
me wait
each month
I reexamine
your hold
each year
I need to
wander
how much
can I take
something
just has to
break

what is it about a scent
that can knock us off our feet
or can raise our body heat

the smell of a lover's skin
seduces us so deep
then comforts us to sleep

a kiss to the dead
is all we can give ourselves
our way to heal pain
that last touch of skin so dear
one moment of purity

today
was so brutal
the world exploded blood
body parts in the flood
hope is lethal
let's pray

tonight
there was no moon
dark skies will seal the doom
such waste seen in the gloom
"will this pass soon"
he writes

maybe
come tomorrow
there won't be any hate
or a world, at this rate
too much sorrow
let's plea

The heart gets too much credit
dubbed the "seat of affections"
but tis so prone to personal persuasions

When in reality the heart
doesn't do any "feeling" at all
its the brain that makes that call

Love is actually located where
pleasure meets association
in a harmonic progression

"Heartache" is really caused
by the sadness and sorrow
of the fact we can't see tomorrow

"Heartbreak" is when our grief
causes a distressful torment
and we woe in those moments

People are deceived about
the function of the heart
it's just the body's most vital part

As I sit and sip my tea
looking out at this wet day
I'm wondering how I'll find my way

Rain falls so effortlessly
my head as cloudy as the sky
thoughts blurred behind anxious eyes

I'm all locked up in fear
will I ever become able
to live my life free and stable

My teapot empty now
the sky a clear sunny blue
I think my hope has been renewed

My head clear from all my doubt
the glories of a rainy day
seem to take my blue funk mood away

Why do his words
batter my spirit so
why don't I guard
my senses against his roar

These sentimental emotions
which I hide myself behind
yet still his actions will
keep assaulting my mind

A dark cluttered sky
always entered with him
I often wondered why
my smile would fade dim

As the look in his eyes
would ****** my soul
leaving me broken
in a deep black hole

what is it you thought
do you think it's what you ought
what is it you sought
can comfort really be bought
who is it you fought
is there relief when you're caught
who is it you taught
is there reasoning in the plot
and when you are without
are there feelings of doubt
or do your instincts help you out

Storm clouds come rolling in
you feel electricity upon your skin
the sky darkens from the east
you anticipate the coming of the beast

Sudden flash of lightning strikes
again and again it does as it likes
nature in all its radiant glory
is living its moment in this days story

The fascinating wonder in a stormy sky
every head raised to catch with the eye
that mystifying thrill of the lightning bolt
making humans as well as animals jolt

Hush, wait, there it comes, that clap of thunder
feeling as if the heavens have been torn asunder
that power which lingers in the air
nothing of mans making will ever compare

I know what it is you did
you know what it is you hid

I've known your secrets all along
I know you think you've done no wrong

You insult me if you assume I'm naive
I'm quite shrewd you can believe

I don't plan to trespass  your cover
but you must realize I'm bound to hover

You've become so good at donning your mask
getting you to surrender could be quite a task

Maybe now you'll think twice before you offend
being aware that I'll surely be there to contend