Oceans Away

My girl used to hold my hand She used to be here next to me But she’s not my girl any longer No, she’s gone back over the sea My girl was warm like the summer Like the beaches where she was from She bubbled and laughed like the waves That crash, in the ocean…

Pounds of Flesh

I wonder if it’s worth it To love anyone at all I’ve been friends to many To the big and to the small When I’m there they smile Teeth all let out in a grin But when I must be going They want me back again Yes the smile made by pearly whites Becomes a…

Relationship Blogs

I’ve read a thousand blogs and poems About what true love means And though I’ve tasted on my tongue Many people’s hopes and dreams Still I find myself here again Reading what others have gleaned The mirror sees me day by day My lips, my hair, my eyes But night by night I change my…

Primrose Path

I am walking ever slower Down the broad and sunny way Passing many lost and lonely On this chipper, summer’s day The heat beats down upon me But I do not mind its burn Though I sweat and simmer Along the dusty burm I bend not her nor there To chat or to find shade…

Speechless

Is this lump I feel a chunk of meat Lodged inside my throat? Or is it all the words I said To the air when all alone The breeze stole all the syllables Soon as they left my lips When my turn came to speak They were lost upon the wind Now even though I…

Painted

I stare at the mountain, all white capped in snow With clouds brushed around it, painted on my window The trees on the hills are just oil scraped along The sun up above will be there everlong For everything’s frozen in time’s wandering mist No time for a whisper, a sigh, or a kiss I…

Away With Words

Your lips twist and turn Spilling acrobat words Beautiful promises fly I hope none are a lie Though they make a great sound They somehow fall to the ground There’s no net to catch them You’ve no way to fetch them Ideas with shattered legs Guts spilled like broken eggs Words spoke to bring peace…

Cricket

Oh little cricket You have lost your way Wandered into our house Now here you will stay Doors and windows all closed There is no way out You’ve traded tile for grass Sandy dirt for hard grout I know not what crickets Sound like when they cry If they sob into soil With fresh leaves…

Artist

Your bright lips brush my cheek Painting smiles on my weary face Your breath whispers through my ears Sweet symphonies fill the empty space Your soft hand folds onto mine Lovely origami of your embrace Your eyes speak volumes unto me Words like this are what I see 

Different

They played me their music And I danced Because I can move like them They told me their words And I talked Because I can speak like them They gave me their clothes And I put them on Because I can dress like them They read me their books And I nodded Because I can…

The Alleyway

  I walk down the city streets Strong, confident strides Button down shirt shielding my torso Long khaki pants guarding my legs Slightly too large leather shoes Slapping the concrete with bold steps I pass them on the left and right An old t shirt draped over her frame Light wash jeans hanging off his…

Ants

Do ants walk in the evening As the moon steals all the light Do their tiny ant legs tramp Both in the day and night Do they build on Easter Their perfect dirt clod nest Do they work on Sundays Or do they take a rest Do ants crawl in the rain As well as…