(de)construction

breathe
deep

make your wish

taken apart
(so many times)
put back together
(over and over)
using fewer and fewer pieces
splitting at the seams
left to bleed


orphaned
by hope


life is a reality day trip
night brings the big empty
pain is an attentive lover
faith...an ever-present stranger

but wishes come true...

waited countless lifetimes
for the thunder and lightning
to hear the kindness in your words
to feel the peace in your hand

looking forward to the fight
to see the world through your eyes
to watch the debris of our past burn
from our spot high on the hill...so far away

sweltering

clouds form in my mind
as I slowly fade into you
dancing waves of heat
a dream that almost wasn't

more than a mirage
swaying in the distance
dancing on the horizon
part earth, part sky

come closer

angel...apparition (or both)
hovering above me
lips wet and parted
inviting me in

driven by need
devoured by beauty
owned by longing
perfectly overwhelmed

I'm yours

out of my control
taken beyond the edge
bound by your passion
burnt by your touch

praying for rain
to fight this fire
as the night falls
taking us down

craving (a disjointed rant)

bathed
in stark light
felt
more than seen
never far
never close enough
thoughts
aged and worn
taken
out of context

a heart...
long dead and forgotten

I want to...

hold the hand that holds my heart
taste the lips that whisper my name
touch the skin that makes me hunger
know the heart that stole my breath


you kissed me hard
made love to my soul
screamed my name
turned me inside out
in the most perfect way

I (need ~ want ~ beg) you to feel this badly bruised but still-beating heart


it's yours now

don't stop

...a ghost
you haunt me
like a vision
you float/dance
across my minds eye

a slow waltz
our hips keeping time
whispering softly
in your ear
"don't be afraid"

sliding silently
across the worn floor
of a dimly lit dance hall
our pounding hearts
keeping perfect time

music fades
as we slowly turn
legs worn from revelry
souls torn by time
don't stop dancing

(finally) able to see

blind...
snakebit
afraid
bracing for the fall
like a man
on a train
ready to jump the tracks

standing
on the edge
hoping
these wings don't fail me
screaming
as I tumble...
you catch me mid-fall

broken
but healing
brought
back to earth
holding us close
(finally)
revived and so alive

(loving the fall...)

I'm coming
you feel/know
waiting impatiently
we face the world
back to back
hand in hand
eyes wide open

words

words fall
landing hard
leaving a mark
a drop of blood
on a clean white sheet

they rise
from the deep
born in darkness
seeking the light
searching for understanding

love's voice
beckoning softly (shhhh...listen)
we are ruined
not by deaf ears
but by broken hearts

...sshhhh...listen...

dig

under my skin
way down deep
the sound of rain
soft and almost silent
beneath the surface
broken hearts heal slowly

echoes of pain
remind us of our humanity
fight or flight rules the day
living in our self-imposed exile
the distance between what we want
and what we need...growing so fast

fear...
worried
one day
I'll wake
from this slumber...
I never want this dream to end

distance

whisper
in my ear
tell me
what you want
imagine
how I feel

your skin
makes me
cry out loud
your soft touch
soothes
saving me

unafraid

hungry

finally feeling

seeking redemption

so far away...and closer every day

collision

hush
baby...
kiss
my lips
taste
our breaking dawn

defying
the odds
no past
to reconcile
life laid out ahead of us

we are
inexplicable
a beautiful accident
like waking up
in the eye of...the perfect storm

evolution
no hesitation
growing symbiotic
searching for our sunrise
at last...

we are one

what I know

touching...lightly
a ballerina's silken slipper
on an ancient, worn wooden floor
hands gliding across your skin
soft, smooth, delicate and quaking

moving through time
never in a straight line
don't leave me lying here alone
I still feel your touch, like hot wax
running down the side of my soul

I feel you take me
under the weight of y(our) love
god damn the life we've lived
tortured and repaired by our love
flying over it all with broken wings

your touch...healing and forgiving
I feel the rust on my love fall away
stolen hearts and purloined kisses
memories of pain caused (and endured)
I know...you are where I am meant to be

crystalline

vision

crystal clear

wandering through dreams of you
water running clear
like reflections
of the devil you thought you knew

perfect circle
poison in, beauty out
mind made up
no risk, no reward
conventional wisdom
out the window (SO out the window)

eyes locked
on a prize
(you've come to take me away)
that yesterday
didn't exist
at least not the yesterday I was living...

dodging madness
life's ever flickering light
leaping in and out
walking away
ready for the change
exposing life's sleight of hand

eyes closed

hot breath
back of my neck
fingers tracing
a lazy path
down

whispers
reverberate
hair standing on end
skin tingling
electricity

I fight...futilely
hands searching
unseen
landslide of tactile
sensation

touch me
(please)
release me
(please)
take me to that place
(please)
open...
my eyes

right now

mental
friction
causing heat
frenzied touch
agonizing in it's urgency
dizzy and punch drunk
reeling from the rush of blood
wanting nothing (nothing) more than you
right
now
days of grace long gone
I take you down
tasting your soul
body convulsing
beautifully
perfectly
melting
like a candle
on the window sill
at every kiss
cover my mouth
to muffle a scream
tongues tangled
bodies
crashing
unable to speak
connected
collapsing
wrecked
dreaming
in your arms

in the moment

you enter...

from far beyond

dropped from a darkening sky

inhaling deeply

still left breathless

slowing my pulse by sheer will

dreaming myself

hope(fully)lessly tied to you
longing for the crushing depth of us

time passes
ripping open limbo
waiting to wake you with a kiss
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"I've never prayed, but tonight I'm on my knees, yeah"

The Verve

sun(shine)

warm sun
shining
frozen heart
yielding
slow steps
on thin ice

dancing fast
to keep my feet
sliding into you
eyes and hearts
off to the races

living for
times like these
dreams in the offing
floating on the horizon
promise of an sapphire sky
as I learn to breathe (again)