New Years Poem

I wait for your your touch Your fingers touching my lips Your lips slow to follow Envy Time slowly sleeping  Seconds become days As my body craves you Hunger  Waking up to nothing Dreams as deceiving as wishing So afraid to lose    Falling When will I learn Not to take my dreams to heart …

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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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My glass is almost empty So is the bottle for that matter Why did you come home? Did you think we needed you after all this time? Once in my life I thought I needed you Once I thought I couldn’t get by without you How could I deboned on you when you couldn’t get…

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Something blue…

I feel cheatedAlmost deceived  As I walk through a valley watching all of the dreams of the person I thought you were That I thought we could be You’ll never dance with me For me Like you did for so many others I’m safe I’m comfortable  I’ve become boring even to my own fucking life…

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Should I jump in?

Falling away from you Slowly  I reach out wanting to hold you You don’t even fucking see me That shows my true worth What do you really think of me? Do you even think about me? All I needed was your touch Your arms holding me tight What I got was a cold shoulder Now…

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#memories #tbt

#tbt In my past I was guilty of collecting things rather than memories. I’ve travelled to some incredible places, I’ve met some incredible people, and done some pretty interesting things. The one thing I needed more of were memories like the one in the image. My boys and I out on an adventure.  The amazing…

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Nothing else matters

Knee deep in waters as could as dying angels I hold you deep in my soul like the roots of ancient trees Buried alive in the earth Your heart appears like mine  Open and afraid but where is that passion you bragged so much about so long ago ❤️ On a beach populated only by…

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