You refuse to listen through your fears To the love that whispers in your ears Do not think of me as you are, my friend I listen to the whispers that say love has no end I carry this truth with me, cushioned in my…

Blue eyes as distant as the HORIZON I reach to pull you IN CLOSE Our hands holding, entwining, GRASPING Love and desire you spark in the green flame of my EYES I breathe my light into your SOUL My heart beats in time with yours…

Some bare their souls While others gaze at the horizon, silent Some embody gentle peace And others brutal violence   Some scrape the bottom While others overflow Some are always seeking answers While others claim to know   The only difference is the method Destination…

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Winter Again Summer passed in pieces of sepia-toned pictures. Her face shined with gold stolen from the sun. I suppose it was ironic that I was never in any of the photos. I was winter again.

Two days before 14 years   I run through our weeks and remember your face, your lips, your hands, but I still hide when you get too close.   I try to stay still, and plant my feet, my heart, my will, but I still…

I Forget Where We Were But I remember sneaking Camels from your mom’s purse Grabbing matches from the front seat of my brother’s car Thinking we were so cool Sneaking off somewhere I forget where I remember that spark of the match The sweet smell…

Fly on through the sky Forever I will be by your side so Come as you are as you were as I want you to be because This is a call to all my past resignations If you go I would surely die So shake…

how easy when the shadow falls between us when the sand enters the sea when the mist blurs and blinds us how easy to forget when we are we are now ©Ardelle Hollis Ray

It was unlike anything I could have ever imagined. I never thought it would hit me that hard. He was supposed to be there But I should know by now that nothing ever goes as planned. I never even got a chance to say my…