Daydream

Toujours je vais vous aime she said in her French Canadian accent as she sauntered away Her softly spoken words played softly like music dancing through the lonely corridors of my mind Subtle and assuring  She didn’t look back She didn’t hesitate or fumble for words She spoke deliberate and direct All I could see…

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Deal, I gotta give in

I gotta deal with this conflict  Inside it’s killing me In my sleep it bothers me Haunts me like a fucking ghost  Crawling threw my mind like worms  No sheep to count  Sweating heavy in my sheets  I see images of times that I know nothing about  It kills me and I can’t wake up …

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Emptiness

I am lightyears from your heart Even though I touch your soul Your lips  My words Two hearts reaching  Looking Everywhere  For everything  Except each other  I’ve looked deep into the abyss  I’ve seen the brokenness in your heart and I fill it with my own Emptiness 

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Let's spread some love

…and end abuse. Now! hashtag it #bluepinwheel  Use this banner. Don’t worry about crediting me. Just spread the word.  Speak up for someone who doesn’t have a voice!    

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Rabbit Hole 

I gave you my two cents and you tossed me away  Like a torn dollar bill Even though my closed eyelids I see the fire dancing  I’ve gone as far down the rabbit hole as I care to travel  I’ve never thought of giving up Never thought of leaving  I’ve taken this too far If…

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So Little 

The snow fell in silence over the lake Morose and frigid  As I stood waiting for your touch  My lips chapped My thoughts scattered  Waiting  It seems like I’m always waiting for something  You I spend too much time alone  Too much for my heart to like it Too much for my weary soul  I’m…

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In your eyes

For a moment we held eternity  Our hands wet with sand slipping Like an hourglass our seconds slowly faded Under a sunset of blue and pink  Next to an ocean of hope we renewed our love Slowly One step at a time Like the healing waves of the Pacific we healed our hearts  Healing each…

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Lullaby of Waves

White crested waves lull me to sleep As the search light of ships follow the landscape  My lips follow the contours of your soft skin How calming the breeze brushes my shoulders As your hand fits keenly into mine and I pull you closer All the while waves in eager fashion kissing the beach Your…

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My temple 

My fingers walked silently up your thighsYour body tremblingYour breath falling shallows  Your heart wide open to mine as we find all lengths of eternity in each other Music from the wind whispering through the trees as I worship in the temple of your body   

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Anyway

I’ve met my thresholdSomeone has draw a line in the sand Footprints in the sand? Nah bitch, I’ve got claw marks on my back to tell where I’ve been Your in approving glare only fuels my fire Fading into nothing I rise from the ashes new slowly rising above the film of pond scum that…

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