What could we have been?We lay together, side by sidein the cool grass of autumn,leaves crunching against our skinwith every small movementas the sun and clouds pass above us.Time and its passagehas no relative meaning here;we are two separate people,...

Left-Handed Compliment

"My compliments, my lady"

Sipping a cool soda on a hot summer dayReaching out to touch her left handPaying her a left handed complimentWith grace she pays it backMy beautyMy proud beautyTouching with the left hand of lovePerfectionHolding handsMy right hand in her left handPerfectly right for...

Driving down this endless roadEmpty feelings keep me soldOn staying on the narrow pathThough my heart yearns To take the fork of uncertainty that lies ahead.She gives me hope when all was lostAnd makes me want to take that shotTo take that...

Hometown Girl

"Keep chasing your dreams"

She grew up in the Heart of the South A sweet little Georgia peach The man of dreams  said she tasted Just like a peach the first time He tasted her He knew she was his hometown Girl He wanted forever with her She knew he was...

Perhaps – II

"Can we really heal?"

"Time heals all wounds", you said to me."Perhaps", I replied, doubtful.You were right, of course.Even after the years together,Even after all the sharing,Even after all the intimacy,Even after all the laughter,Even after all the tears,Even after the sudden ending.Even after...

Your heart pounds against my ear in the suddenly still aftermath,an oceanic rhythm in skin,rising to a quiet warm crest.I could be listening to music from another life,I can't tell if it's mine or yours,it could be the soft waves reachingthe...

Play

"For my beloved . . ."

Sit beside me at the playYour fingers laced with mineKiss me as the lights go downWilling captives for a timeJoin me in this curtained worldCreated and made realScenes portrayed and taking formLike stars at dark revealedTendrils reach and wrap aroundEnveloping...

A Poisonous Thorn

"He's now a poisonous thorn...."

The days go byThey turn to weeksThe weeks to monthsWith tear stained cheeksMost days are goodI get by just fineEven though...You're still on my mindThen suddenlyIt hits me againTakes me backTo the anguish withinThe pain I feelI cannot explainSo deep...

What makes your pulse quicken?Could it be that unspoken bond,unfurling between us like a soft coilinvisible and yet tangiblein these tender moments?As I look into your eyes,you are all that exists to me in this moment.All other senses muted imperceptiblyas...

The Extra Mile

"For you I will walk the extra mile"

Love sometimes requires us toWalk the extra mileSometimes stepping out ofYour comfort zoneTo explore new thingsNew passions and new ways to shareYou sometimes go the the extra mileTo show that special loveHow much they mean to youThe extra mileMight be...