Falling Deeper

A Shadow of hope follows you as you glide out of the room Soft light and softer lips fall with pondering joy upon my lips Your skin lightly brushing mine as you lean in to touch my face Soft like the cello playing you touch my heart in boundless measures The glass you drink has…

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The Harlot and The Fool

Hearts of dragons rest on the blades of Knights  Dripping blood deep in red remorse and death No life giving birth to the children of hope As I stare deep into the wishing well taking back my dreams and coins Left alone begging for bread formed as compliments  Feeding the black birds of winter’s cold…

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Angels Dark Falling 

Silence sounds like a trumpet between us as you walk away Like angels dark falling from heaven begging for forgiveness  Leading its own marching band of tattered broken souls into a burning eternity  I feel my heart reaching for you while the wind carries me far away You disappeared under the blue skies we once…

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Fuck You

You’re soul has never been kissed by lips of angels You dance alone in unwilling circles around no truth Your mouth telling lies of forever that your heart doesn’t believe  You give way to the destruction of your own world under such deadly stress Fuck you, it isn’t my world you’ve brought to a halt …

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My Dearest

I think of all the women I’ve known. All the girls I’ve dreamed about, imagined, and longed for in such sophomoric fashion. Kissing hands not mine. Wasting hours wooing people not even caring I was trying to reach out to them. All of the tears I’ve lost, the hours spent waiting, and the heart wrenched…

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Just Like Heaven 

Dim light moving softly across the floor I hear you lightly breathing still deep in sleep Falling deeper watching you Knowing my heart is captivated by your ocean of love Envious of every breath  Wanting to wake you To hear your voice Wishing your lips were firmly pressed against mine The morning complete as you…

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