Sacrifices

I could wait for you,

the man I’ve loved for years

I could wait for you,

to finally follow through

I could wait,

for days, months, even years,

but wait…

I already have.

yet, I could wait longer,

if you asked me to

for you to be the man

fulfilling my needs

waiting for you to decide,

if I am the one

you’ll want forever-after

it is only my love, pride,

desires, hopes, and dreams

that I sacrifice

I could wait for you…

even longer.

Compass

there is a point

an arrow blatantly directing the way
through thickets and thorns
abrasions foreseen
crossing the path of destruction

no avoidance,
there is only one way
hard as the path grows
steep as the mountain inclines
up, over, but there is no sideways

braced, barren,
unprepared
encompassing the rigid
road ahead,
convinced,
the compass must be broken.

Frozen

wounds cut deep
as the whitened snow bleeds
blood red,
the purple abrasion
seeps,
the eyes no longer seeing
heart no longer beats,
hands frozen
despairingly motionless
as a puckered mouth opens,
silent
timeless
stillness of winter night streets,
the freeze becomes her.

let me down easy

let me down easy

lay battered limbs

down softly

upon a feather bed,

a deep plush nest

tucked in warmth

swaying in forgiveness’s arms

thermometer of my heart

beat down the walls

to be rebuilt,

break apart

the pieces

that need be forgotten

and let me down easy,

lay mingled limbs

down softly

to start anew

skies

relinquished gestures rendered...

sincere

soft, the lips of heavens whisper

breeze brushing slightly

to pitter-patter the earlobes

of unease

forthcoming the rivers, of anticipation

changing course, the time-watchers error

bequests enchantment,

dreamers barer, the eyes of the sun

warmth hindered there

beneath savory sins

you can not bear

trollop along, squalling vanity

reflection not of mirror

seek to the skies

reflected in waters

it is there

found, bequeathed.

We is Us

love.

as i am.

as you is.

as we are.

completed.

you is me.

me is you.

us is we.

loving me.

loving you.

loving us.

loving we.

we is us.

lovingly.

Another Blow

sinister gods of the universe

preparing, diligently

come forth

another...

blow, blow, BLOW!

all-encompassing

oblivious, scattered minds

feeling safe

blind-sided

by fates...too many

wrongful duties

to of which is the purpose?

insight to thyself

knowledge

good, not enough

bad, be of plenty

growth...

endured

each blow,

strengthing

knock down, no more

hurt, no longer

existence

forthcoming