damned
09 June 2015
I cannot argue
because I’ve thought the same thoughts,
felt the same feelings.
Being alone’s easier,
unless you don’t want to be.
Either way I’m damned,
exhausted by the effort,
trying to believe.
hoping, for once, I am wrong;
living as if I am not.
One of these days, I
may accept my damnation,
exorcise my heart,
I’m between Heaven and Hell,
and this is worse than either.
gone
13 July 2014
what do I do when
the love I have always had
no longer exists,
and I do not mean love for
someone or something, just love?
why we cry
25 June 2014
tears fall silently,
it’s our soul that must be heard,
which is why we cry,
from the quietest sniffle,
to the most heart-wrenching wail.
in silence, in words
01 June 2014
“Preach the Gospel always; if necessary use words.”
(Saint Francis of Assisi)
I’m a realist,
painting only what I see,
blindly imagined.
abstract, impressionistic,
but never far from the truth.
dry-brushed reflections,
a visionary palette,
canvassed, beautiful …
I flow within the living,
speaking with or without words.
within
01 June 2014
panic-stricken clouds
an ancestral herd instinct
driven to gather
attraction creates the storms
the wolf we fear lies within.
as simple as
28 May 2014
just saying hello,
choosing to be more open,
expecting nothing.
a gift given and received,
and we’re both better for it.
victims
26 May 2014
I never asked you
to drown in my memory,
you know I can’t swim.
Helplessly, I watch and wait,
there is nothing I can do.
pause
19 May 2014
it’s Monday again,
life frantically continues,
go through the motions.
I pause at flowering pear,
inhale, and almost forget.
drenched
25 April 2014
steady, soaking rain,
no rhythm in the droning,
wordless prayers answered.
as needful as the earth’s thirst,
I am also blessed.
