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 [...]

Unpublished, 2016...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 ************************* I’ve stopped trying to understand Matters of the heart For it takes me nowhere When I have so many places to go ********************************* Each day must be a blessing For which I am grateful So each day I will become [...]

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 [...]

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