Untitled   Being naked with you was the least intimate thing we could do. My bare skin covered in our sweat was a shield for my heart and spirit. There was nothing you could do to my body that would hurt me more than anyone…

Untitled   I broke my own heart to love you. Attempted to make a collage of a new heart. One part me to three parts who I think you want me to be. Secure all the pieces together with glue and tape and hope. Every…

Emergent The road less traveled is far more bumpy With less care put in to maintain In parts the road is overgrown In others it fades only to reappear again Where you least expect it The swamps were a surprise The trees a spindled, branches…

Untitled   I experience what other people call ‘god’ in a different way. God is tucked away in the mundane. They shine through every inch of nature’s beauty that I see every day. God will dance from start to star as my eyes adjust to…

Vows (will insert a number later when I can count how many vows I have written)   From now until our obituary we will have each other. In sickeness and in health, tied together as one. I will rest when we are tired. Even if…

Dove in hand, my songbird You sing so sweetly to me Jealous birdy, oh so needy, You steal my donut freely With careful tenderness As your heart pounds Fearless as you escape The cage designed for Your protection You pluck my garnet heartstrings And soar…

The lonely Journey The grass is greener on the other side Keep going Don’t give up The journey may seem far The aerial view Reminds me of the war in Ukraine The line of trucks for the Russians Trying to invade maripoul The journey seemed…

Self – Expression We are different people Me, my self, and I Each face each different problem With different faces on display Seen with separate visions, Some are more fragile than others And while I am on display We keep the walls between myself And…

The splash of rain on pavement As many head to work Black on black umbrellas Suits and shoes and Briefcases And colorless sedans Crowd a heavy street There on the bleak street corner Is the friend I’ll meet A splash of color in the black…

The photo is lovely, Pristine white sheets in a field of blooms Palms outstretched overhead But the hassle of the framing Puts me far from the mood To enjoy such a perfect photo framing Imagine if a bird flew over Or the ants in the…