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...

speed of sound

your voice
floats
taking me over
a magic act
emotional puppetry

missing
all of you
time and space
knows only
the longing in my heart

waiting
for the kiss
lips that will never know another's
a touch
that sends me

in every direction...at once

your voice
full of beauty
pulling me in
it's sound and fury
calming my demons

hours alone
pass so slowly
days seem never to end
wishing you were here
to stop the world

making love

silently
we enter into
this wonder

hopelessly
we wander
into this love

cautiously
we give away
all we are

magically
we trust again
to rise above...

torn by pain, numb from fear
scarred, seeming never to heal
lost in this moment, wanting to give...

breathlessly
we explore
this sacred place

wondrously

beautifully

perfectly...

painted

sliding
quietly
into my mind

taken
easily
into my arms

wet lips
so hot
to the touch

fingers
dancing
brushing ~ sliding

circling
aimlessly
that spot...(you know the one)

losing
control
wanting only more

savor
your taste
madness in skin

feeling
you push
against my love

driven
together
by primal need

we rise
to meet
our perfect rapture

in nothing more than the thought of you...I am transported

raining (love)

one
drop
falls

landing
softly
on my skin

a sudden coolness

I stand
out in it
feeling the joy

...nothing like a soaking rain on a hot summer day

living
(or something like it)
in this desert
rain (love) a distant memory

you bring joy back to my life
refreshing me like a summer storm
cooling the air, washing over my parched soul...it's you

hair plastered to our heads
hand in hand, dancing like children
laughing, with our faces to the heavens

(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