You Remind Me

You remind me of: That special moment when everything you thought would go wrong; goes right The type of day when storms are forecast but instead the sun comes out new and bright The breath of celebration when you’ve accepted failure, only to realize that…

Like Rain

Love comes down to choices Much like the choice of being in the rain. Rain – can seem soothing or threatening.  It’s always important, a force to be acknowledged. When it comes you never know how intense it will be, no matter what you’ve heard,…

Indelicate deflection

The first heart I ever broke was my own you could call it a ricochet I’ll go with stupid   though immature is a reasonable copout when I am feeling self-charitable   at nineteen, we were in love – not lust well defined lines obeyed…

About Last Night…

Being a novice in these matters, I was duped. I took the smile and wink Given over Tuesday tequila To mean love, or something like it. The sweaty romp between Egyptian cotton climaxed With fury and need. The desperate hunger Of a single moment in…

Years

Five years, light and laughter fill my eyes. Airy and breathy, like feathers floating upon the wind. Hope swells like cresting ocean waves and dreams rise higher than the desert mountain tops of memory. The stars and moon never out of reach for the innocent…

Poem 11

God spoke, but I did not hear Him, not then. Instead, I held you, propped in my arms while you slept deeply, slipping away. I watched the grey, heavy sky loom over the ocean. My heart felt heavier than the snow-laden clouds as my memories…

Never

Have u ever never been held by loving arms Heard I love you from your mom Been in trouble with your dad Lived with strangers who claim they’re fam. Have you ever Never been kissed caring hands caress your face A spirit to fix your…

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