she sits...

with only the sea to caress her lonely breast
she sits with her lover and dreams

of a time when life did not from her wrest
days without light leaving just her dark screams

.

.

.

the heart of autumn...

like autumn leaves
naked
brittle
and
frail
strewn against their will
by whispers of winter
so too her thoughts of him
lying long dormant

now weave their way
on the winds of time
into her days and nights
days without light
nights without end
without him
leaving her heart
naked
brittle
and
frail
like autumn leaves

.

.

.

o' holy grace...

whispers of your shadow sweep 'cross my lonely face
takin' me to that other place
the place of blood red moons
where stars come out at noon
and mornin's go to bed
with nothin' left unsaid

shadows of your whispers sweep 'cross my lovin' face
takin' me to that other place

 

the place of
holy grace

.

.

.

i remember you...

i remember you...

where was it?       
i cannot remember the place
when long ago a minute or so
i first saw your face

but i cannot forget you
the way your eyes touched my soul
with never a spoken word
and made me feel once whole
i cannot forget you
the way your smile caressed my heart
with never the touch of hand
i knew we ne’er would part


~
               

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 nevermore
leaving forever shut loves sweet door

but not

the thought of you ~

is there...

is there no time for us
that we must love and part

is it a sin for us
to love with both our hearts

is there no way for us
to be in this life’s cusp

is there no place for us
before we turn to dust
.
.
.

of midnight blue...

come to me in midnight blue
to sing to me your sweet sweet song
and never ever love be gone
come to me in midnight dew

to place a kiss upon my lips
and then to lay upon my hips 

come to me in midnight schemes
to give to me your heart’s love
when light shines down from above
till all our sins shall be redeemed

come to me in midnight dreams
come to me in midnight screams

of midnight blue

if i go away...

if i go away
if i stay away

will you love me
still

come what may

for my heart will stay
      
if i go away
if i stay away

because
i love you
still

and
i
always
will

the poem...

he

was no longer there
no longer with her
no longer a part of her
now gone forever
forever lost
no longer in her life
how could life exist at all
without him
could it perchance
a dream have been
but no,
neither a dream for if so
she could will herself
never to awaken
instead she was lost
left alone
as if he had died
no longer existed
no longer a man
now forever gone
 

he must
have been
a poem

i cannot let you near...

i cannot

let you near

you, the one i love so dear

i cannot

see the way
from this dark place and into day

i cannot

feel my heart
it’s wrapped in satan’s pitch black art

i cannot

speak aloud
the fear that drapes me like a shroud

i cannot

let you near
you, the one i love so dear

i cannot

let you near

simply...

when i think of you

i do not think
of your being there
of my being here
i simply think of you

shadow walk...

 i walk the lonely streets
phantom shadows without you

and see the world around me
bleak and empty without your presence

i hear the sounds of music
made silent without your laugh

and taste the dark sweet chocolate
turned bitter without your lips

i smell the flowers’ fragrances

turned foul without you

and feel the shafts of sun upon me
turn icy cold without your arms

i sleep away the darkness
made hellish without your touch

and speak the language
of loveless words without your name

i write these words
indelibly spilling from 

my bleeding heart

and dream of days now gone
of life with you

would you like to hear the words?

thoughts in blue...

the thought of him and

her heart quickened its beat

the thought of him and

her soul dissolved in heat

the thought of him

now her only feat

the thought of him

she was no longer her

she had become

the thought of him

.

.

.

she tried it all...

she tried it all

to fill it up

to fill it in

all those empty spaces

all that life wasted

where to begin

in time with no end

arms that held her tight

held her close through the night

lips that kissed her own

but none of them were home

where was her heart

since they were apart

she tried it all

to fill it up

to fill it in

she tried it all

.

.

she thinks of him...

she thinks of him
on days cold as
the arctic winds
his absence now
the frigid echoes
of time gone by

on days hot as the
burning desert
his loss leaving
ripples of crimson
across her broken heart

on days drenched
in dripping tears of the sky
the vacuum of what
was him filled with
liquid vapors

she thinks of him
on nights sparkling
like diamonds cast
upon black velvet
dark reminders of
of their silent love

 

on nights crisscrossed
with nature’s raging power
keepsakes of their passion
held now in the closed box
of what was

on nights inglorious
nights devoid of light
of movement
of life
of love
of them
 

she thinks of him

this crimson vessel...

heart’s so full

of dark gray clouds

got me in its pull

wanna scream out loud

                       

but sound don’t come
to a heart heavy as mine
thoughts turned numb
stayin’ alive just to pine

seems the skies above
feel the same bleak way
weepin’ my loss of love
drippin’ sadness night and day

rains come down
deep into my soul
so ‘fraid i’m gonna drown
and it stings me so

trickles down thru my flesh
strippin’ ‘way all that’s left
leavin’ nothin’ but an empty mess
like a sinister theft

hurricane winds of despair
leavin’ my mind tossed about
can’t rebuild can’t repair
this crimson vessel
full of doubt
.
.
.
.
.
 

deep within...

my want of
you
lies deep
deep within
too deep
within
to let loose
the salty tears
leaving trails
of all my fears
stuck deep
deep within
too deep
within
 

my want of
you

bello d'oro...

sometimes in the light of day
i see your face in the most unusual way

sometimes in the dark of night
i feel your touch in the most usual way

sometimes in the here and now
i recall that you are no longer here

now

in dreams...

 i taste you

still

feel me cry...

do you feel me cry

in the day
from this dark place

i hide in sin
and ache to find

my way back in

where love alone

has its way

do you feel me cry

in the night

from this deep place

i hide in woe

where whispers

wrap me head to toe
and angels

spread their wings

in flight
.

do you feel me cry
.
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