A Note To Self

"If only we could prepare our younger selves."

If I could write a long letter For my younger self to read, So many things I would saySo many warnings to heed.Don't even try the wasabi peasFor the taste you cannot stand,And learn to pick fresh blackberries Without staining...

Loving Friend

"For Someone Very Important To Me"

I have a dear friend,Who helps both of us mendWithout ever complaining,We both are still gaining. We can laugh till we cry,And we won’t just pass by. It seems clear to me,We almost always agree. Every day I rush inWith...

I Know Who You Are

"He is my world"

I know who you are. You are the truest And most honest person I have ever known. I know who you are. You are the person who Knocked the breath right out of me  And lifted my feet off the...

A glance

"A lover pines for his girl to talk to him, or even look at him"

A glance, even a reluctant one Cast my way,  How long has that been? Seconds slide inexorably along Like hours and days. Many look at me and  Their eyes pierce holes in me, Burning and scalding. Can't they ignore me?...

Death’s stealthy arrow

"Bullets, blades, disaster and disease become nought beside the great deceiver's subtle weapon"

I cling to speeding, spinning cones of lead That pierce the air and armour, skin and bone; Once deep inside, I ditch my deathly ride, Spread dark destruction, quell life's fragile wick. * I cleave to sharpened shards of stainless...

The Silence

"Has the silence always been so loud?"

In the quiet of the nightYour voice on the phone,Is the last thing I hear And then I am alone. I know goodnight will comeAs we talk about our day,I have grown to love you so much Please tell me you'll...