WHEN I LOOKED INTO HER EYES

When I looked into her eyes
I saw her soul
I saw God
And I saw me

Right now
I’m missing
Virtually
Everything

Her skin against me
Smooth and moist
In the naked calm
Of our sleep

Thoughts of her
Pervade my being
As the bridge between us
Has yet to close

Unpublished, 2016…

WHERE ARE THE WORDS

Where are the words
When my soul is alive
My body in tatters
And my heart not healed

I have risen from desolation
Abandoned desperation
Awash in contemplation
Without a destination

Remarkable calm
Content and secure
Yet aware of the void
Within me

She makes me smile
She inspires me
She excites me
And I am alive
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I’ve stopped trying to understand
Matters of the heart
For it takes me nowhere
When I have so many places to go
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Each day must be a blessing
For which I am grateful
So each day I will become
One step closer to me
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FOR HER

Strikingly beautiful
Incredibly bright
Troubled beyond description
And I adored her

Never understood why
But she made me laugh
She touched me
And she cut deep

Tried to be there
And though she wanted me to
She couldn’t be there
For me

And in the end
After a few false starts
I realized
She was lost

RANDOM THOUGHTS…
Trying to restart
Though not quite sure
Whether I’ve stopped
Safely
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Not letting go
When it is time
Is not only selfish
But unfair
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Vodka
Takes me to places
That amuse me
But not necessarily others