The Fire That Burns

"The gift of life and love"

You have seen the shape of my mortalityThe inescapable struggle of loneliness and pain Yet, you choose to give me the gift of life and loveAnd I am unflinchingly aliveIrrepressibly aliveFully alive Full of experiencingEvery fragileMiraculousJuicyAchingTenderBeautiful ounce of loveIgniting the fire that...

In the depth of my soul's great longingI am coming, dear muse, towards theeGiving each thought and deed for reflection Let thy touch now descend upon me  Stay close to meLay with meTend the fires of passion that burn so stronglyGrant...

Let something essential happen to me Something more than interestingOr entertaining Or thoughtfulLet something essential happen to meSomething awesomeSomething real Speak to me Make me burn and tremble and heal Explode me into tears of laughter And love that throbs and screams Let something essential happen to...

Who cares

"Sometimes you have to ask the tough questions"

My heart has been wounded,no solace in sight.No arms offer comfort.Nor ears hear my plight.No eyes see my discomfort.No heart touched by my pain.Profoundly alone.Steadily going insane.Lips mouthing voices.Ears hearing whispers and screams.Or is that the sound,of shattered dreams?Lungs struggle...

Little light across the way,I wonder what you have to say.Like a beacon in the night,it guides my eyes towards the light.And if I peer to yonder glow,what new things am I to know?I search across the darkened fieldand wait...

Work Release

"I wait patiently for you to come home from work."

It’s been another long week, and I’m looking forward to you being home with me so much tonight. Our schedules are usually opposites, and we don’t get to see each other as much as we would like to. Tonight, though....

Without Them

"For her"

The touch ofWhispers in your earGently spokenRaising hairs The caress ofFingers against your cheekSilently caressingStirring passion The pressure ofTongue against your lipsInsistent cravingsKindling hunger And yet, Waiting for theReturn to ardent armsSo willing to embraceIntimately close Hungering for theScent of their essenceEnveloping within hiddenConfined space Begging...

Unwanted

"The pain of together yet still lonely"

As I sit here naked on our bed Feeling the tears begin to fall Wondering how long since you touched me It's so hard to even recall How did we get to this position At what point did we lose our way Why is it you...