walkin' the wire...

 









heart on fire
china doll
walkin’ the wire
no net for a fall
should she miss
but she'll wager all
for just his kiss

the dance...

come to me

come with me

                                                               out of control          
to the chaos                      
through the ambivalence                             
into the lustlight        

come

the pretenders...

the day they met
how could she forget
she’d found him in the phone book
the sound of his name drew her like a hook
she would say the words aloud
wrapping each in a mystical shroud
letting the syllables linger on her lips
tasting their softness like a lunar eclipse
she wondered of the spell they seemed to cast
the likes of which were unsurpassed
and so she waited debated over and over
carrying his number like a four leaf clover
then came the day she could no longer wait
she dialed his phone and sealed her fate
he did not just walk into the room
oh, no, he stormed into her life like a sonic boom
his passion striking with the speed of sound
and from that moment their love was bound
their fire and love did them enslave
merging and igniting their own shock wave
when they were together nothing else did exist
nothing mattered at all save their sweet kiss
their other lives became the means to an end
possible only for the life of pretend
and so it went moment by heated moment
one surrendered one stolen without a hint
or so they hoped or so they thought
but what if their ways would have them caught
and innocents would suffer at their hands
this her loving heart could not withstand
it would never be him to make the break
it was for her to love forsake
she tried once and then tried twice
but unable to leave she paid the price
until the day she knew had come
it was now or never or both succumb  
with heart so heavy she made her way
to tell him goodbye on that sad day
her words struck them both like an icy death
neither able to speak or get their breath
they stood embraced in disbelief
unable to grasp the depth of their grief
their tears a river would make
they tried to be strong for the other’s sake
whispering their love in sobbing quivers
knowing their lives were now mere slivers
of what they had cherished for such a short time
a love unknown by most true love sublime
but coming not in fate’s right time

she thinks of him now she thinks of them
and neither their time nor their love does she condemn
nothing in their lives really has changed
their hearts remain faithful their bodies estranged
their other lives again the means to an end
possible still with the life of pretend

echoes...

echoes

of

your

touch

seep

into

the

darkest

deepest

recesses

of 

my

being

the thought of you...

the thought of you
possesses and caresses my heart
how could it be that we had to part
leaving us both broken and blue

the thought of you
torments and tortures my soul
how could it be that time took its toll
making its way long overdue
 
the thought of you
teases and taunts to my core
how could it be we had to say no more
leaving forever shut love's sweet door

you are...

my
sunshine

the blind...

did we not see

what never could be
did we not care
how could we dare
to be that which we could not be
you and me and me and thee
and leave behind
our fools' debris

the meaning of words...

time takes

new meaning
since first
we spoke
without your
daily words
as antidote
i find my
spirit leaning
into the
darkness
of
loneliness

shall we leap?

you asked if i wanted to cross the bridge with you
the truth is that crossing takes far too long
so
shall
we
leap?

sanctuary...

- we were our sanctuary -

moontouch...

last night i woke
to the softness
of your hand upon
my breast -
lingering in the moment
i scarce did move from
your caress -
but when to light
i did submit
it seems your touch
was but the moon
fully lit -

one animal in the forest...

afterward
we will be
as
one animal
of the forest
and
be so close
that neither one
can tell that
one of us
is one
and
not
the other -
can you
not feel
my heart
be
your
heart?

love more than love...

We
loved
with
a
love
that
was
more
than
love.

hither, my love...

hither my love!
here i am! here!
with this just-sustain'd note
i announce myself to you -
this gentle call is for you, my love -
for you!