A Poem While driving thru a neighborhood last night I felt the first real glimmer of Holiday cheer this Season and it lit up the darkness around me in more ways than one Houses illuminated bright with festive colors occasionally displaying hints of young children having helped hang sparkling strands with beaming smiles…

A Poem — Look at where we have been Look at where we are going Hear all the lies that were told Feel the lies on your tongue that you’re forming Something is not right Something curdles my stomach I can see that your eyes are dry the fire within that we shared, well it’s no…

When you first crossed my path that fateful night of shooting stars, you sang delicious melodies accompanied by your guitar Siren song, you called to me my eyes locked onto yours Full of life, I swam to you seeking love ensured Abandoning comforting shallows I followed you into dynamic seas, giving you…

A Poem for Amy — You wear your scars like tiger stripes, thin to thick, thick to thin grooved, bold and painted dark, woven together into a pattern depicting strength; a beauty others envy and delight in Your tears fall hard and leave stains upon your skin uneven, mis-shapen, inking stops and destinations distinctive even if you were born…

A Poem — Magnetic and charming he exudes confidence replete Devouring your attention and affection gifting you shivers from your head to your feet He blithely captures your body and mind reeling you in, hook, a prey beat He flexes and admires his muscles, his strength in the fight now complete You hear…

A Poem — I am not like that tree in the woods standing tall, arms stretching out toward the sky fingers wide joyfully embracing the world around it Reaching, inching daily to furthermore entwine I endeavor to stand tall but I often feel small and my arms don’t spread real far I tend to coil within…

A Poem of Redemption — On the edge of a precipice I stand mountain ledge a forceful hand Silence pressures, smothers deep breath before the plunge air,… it won’t enter my lungs Gravity constantly forces her magic on me, her sinews pushing sediment into the soles of my feet Anvils, layer upon layer, weigh heavy on…

A Christmas Poem — A year of change, full with clamor of biting voices and bitten hearts So much worry, so much fear of Future’s path, of life both far and near Adjustment, revision; our minds shift and we transition evolving into something new Apart thru space, alone we now live in our homes, our…

A poem — Push and pull, heave and growl. Grinding teeth, chip and shatter. Biting tongue ‘til blood, taste iron. Sweat drips down furrowed brow, wets dried lips ‘til crack, a smile. Trembling, made it, two steps forward. Proudly rest, bask in glory. Glazed eyes stare blankly, quick addict, sorely longing; More warmth, more light, less cold, dark night. Forced muscles stretch and strangle. Too hard. Too soon. Mind snap.