When late at night he breaths behind the glass While hanging from my rafters in the dark I feel his fading blood; my heart moves fast, But I am safe from suffering from his mark. Sometimes I look and watch him writhe in hate While hypnotizing me with bloodless eyes, And from my will I […]
The moment can’t be stopped when eyes must meet To choose to smile or lower lids afraid A look once seen can strengthen or retreat Son ojos cobardes when eyes’ escape is made. The feigned affection given without care Will teach a fool the pain of empty fact That one is wicked when they give […]
I strive to write the perfect words to praise The woman that I think of every hour, But with my words I cannot find the phrase To speak grand words with all of Petrarch’s power Yet beauty you possess despite weak words That spill from failing fingers to this page; I could compare you to […]
Auburn Skin The hidden woods lay dark and green and lost Where she resides and hides, for she is sought By many men who would at any cost Discover all the secrets that she’s got. She’s never seen but by lost passersby And then in proofless moments of the mind, Yet still they claim they […]
She made the wrong choice again, He was better, the other was not; But she’s with the other And he is without Slapped again she still returns But this time dripping In her foolish guilt While he sits sipping. Mocked and tormented She still accepts the ring For his the man for sure Her change […]
If ever the woman in your heart Compares you to a dinner dish Make sure you’re everything on the plate, Else your relationship is less than you wish At minimum the main dish Should be to what you are compared ; Like the meat–be it beef, chicken, or fish; Else your relationship is less than […]
Bouncing, bouncing, here and there Rolling, rolling, everywhere Rubber stoppers, paddles slap Rising rails whirling round Silent slither ending in sound Dropping, popping, bopping, banging Chiming, chinging, clapping, clanging Slapping hands, buttons bop Hope the steel with never stop Spinning, spinning, round and round bouncing balls up and down A rolling stop. –Click, smack The […]
The dam is blocked, no water can escape And pressure builds as each and every drop Is captured, held, and locked within the stone, Another ounce, increasing water’s weight. Nothing flows from artificial walls; The gates unopened, waiting for the key To unlock the power waiting for release, To flood with peace and dampen bittered […]
No words escape or break united lips; She hides her humor, guarding it away. A spirit closed, she hides all but the tips Of mind and heart, escaping from the day. She walks past many friends who know her not. Their darkened lives obscure when she does fail To ask and care and learn what […]
He touched her arm and led her out the door And by the hand he led her to his car. They drove away, a night of love in store, And I alone stood watching from afar. She curled in his arms and he did warm Her shoulders, hands, and most of all her heart. Around […]