oblivious

slowly we sway
rocking gently
moved by a melody
we alone hear
hips moving in time
to our heartbeat

sliding silently
barely breathing
skin on skin
sensing the rhythm

stars above us
form a ceiling
we dance beneath
bathed in unearthly glow
beautifully oblivious
to the sweltering moonlight

(camera) obscura

shadows float
through darkness
invisible against the backdrop of the slate grey night

living in light
slow dancing 
safely hidden beneath the sultry breath of twilight

love passes
through us
like ghosts through the walls of a crumbling mansion

camera obscura
dreams come (true)
filtered through the blind lens of a heart in love

close your eyes and listen to the quiet...

lost in light
consumed by night
living on the brink

no trick of light (or dark) can save you now

(return to) oz

we are
headed for oz
a point in the distance
unknown and invisible
immeasurable by time or miles

pull back the curtain

we are
space and time
loss of memory/pain
perfect and improbable
dreams and reality coexist

mind, heart and soul

we are
finally home
here, now and forever
immutable and immortal
love and hunger overtake us

there's no place like home...

broken clock

bring me home
from this place
far away from you
take my heart
make it yours

no more darkness
no more fear
no more fading away

bring me home
wrapped in love
safe and warm with you
take my hand
make it yours

no more darkness
no more fear
no more fading away

bring me home
to fix the clock
days pass too slowly
take this time
make it ours

no more darkness
no more fear
no more fading away

fever

sheets wet
soaked through
with our lust
back arched
velvety skin
causing my delirium
gliding touch
anointed by your lips
voice low
unable to speak
above a whisper
eyes transfixed on you
fingers tangled
in your wet hair
arms and legs
tied in a lovers knot
slipping ever further
deeper into you
biting and scratching
feverish with hunger
tasting the need in your kiss
we move in unison
bodies lubed with desire
harder and faster
we rise and fall
crashing again and again
out of our control
we fall over the edge
collapsing
breathless
hands clasped
eyes stinging from sweat
gaze and lips locked...
as I breathe my love into you

angel

my view endless
horizon meets ocean
wide and blue
I see dreams
floating among the clouds
the sky wide open

flying high
no effort
above it all

on fragile wings

stronger with every beat
of our heart

my angel whispers to me...

painless...(sort of)

love
creeps in
slowly taking over
replacing all that came before

beautiful parasite
surviving and thriving
on a deeply buried host
cowering in the darkest corner of my heart

feeding off fear
sated by indecision
foraging a nearly dead soul
for the smallest broken pieces of me

digging in my debris
soaking up my wasted tears
feeding on the residual damage
slowly devouring all that would do me harm

weak but stronger everyday
your love slowly starving the pain...

watching it burn

flames lick the night sky...
I stand, with bloodshot eyes
stinging smoke obscuring my vision
watching the life I've known
burn to the ground

smoldering words and wasted time
damage makes perfect kindling
...the flames begin to flicker
waiting for the winds of change
to ignite the embers buried deep within

your heart...a lightning strike
giving the blaze purpose
slowly, the flames build
dancing and teasing my darkness
tasting the fuel, ready to explode

this beautiful wildfire
now raging out of control
incinerating everything in it's path
all that came before reduced to ashes
it won't be missed

help me burn it down...

beside you

tattered
under repair
words (or emotions)
never minced
lost...again
in thoughts of you
raging hard
against the night
knowing
in my heart
that when the sun rises
you will be lying beside me

missing
everything
about you
dreaming
as hard as I can
wanting only to touch you
to taste the sweetness
of your kiss
to feel the warmth
of your skin on mine
knowing
in my heart...

taste it (insatiable)

night falls
stealing the light
from the sky

my appetite stirs

want (you)
becomes
need (you)

desire rises
impossible to contain
the beast within cries out for...

touch
taste
scent

I crave
trembling hands
fingers that melt the flesh

drawing you to me
inside isn't close enough
we become one to ease the hunger

after dark

in dreams
I see you
in the distance
shimmering
through waves
of dancing heat
so close
so far away

my hands
have memory
they can't forget
the warmth
I can feel you
lying beside me
my fingers tracing
contours of you

electricity
in your touch
delicate danger
on your wet lips
sweet as wine
eyes shine
dark as night
I come undone...

I can taste your sweet kiss even in my sleep

wandering (on the mountaintop)

at the top
looking down

the trail winds and meanders
lost in waking dreams of you

the weather doesn't seem so beastly
nor the distance so great

there's a piece of me
that refuses to believe

clever
I may be
magical
you are

we...are...mythical

there's a fire that burns inside me
and only you know how to fan those flames

burn baby burn

the cusp

horizon
dead ahead
looming large
drawing me
ever forward

behind me
darkness
casting a pall
trying to mute
this (screaming) heart

horizon...dead ahead

my life
on the edge
twisting in the wind
in the distance
I see the light

dizzy, laughing
I run, propelled
faster and faster
a thousand lifetimes
awaiting me in your arms

small hours

darkness

breath
comes fast

imagining
your eyes
and the way
your body
fits (perfectly)
against mine

the taste
of your lips
the touch
of your hand

my mind
running wild
unable
to form
lucid thought

as your kiss
has it's way
with my soul

all is right

when the wind is right
I can hear your voice
echoed in my thoughts
whispering like an angel

when the light is right
I can see your shadow
float through my window
dancing across the wall

when the night is right
I can hear our footfalls
as we spin across the room
your hip beneath my hand

when my mind is right
I can feel you next to me
the warmth of your skin
haunting my fingertips

when the time is right...