I love the way you kiss me awake
Into my reality, that is you;
More overwhelming than
The most beautiful dream,
My mind can ever conjure
Under the dark cover of night.

When you smile,
A blissful calm takes me over,
A new found freedom lifts me up
From all thats holding me back,
And my heart leaps in joy,
As the knots untie.

I sing aloud, I walk alone
I creep into my linen, my bones cold,
Sleep a bait, for the untame mind
When you come to me,
In a long lost dream.

By day, I rush,
Unyielding and tender;
A sealed gaze, a haze untouched
All yours to render;
Come dusk, and O behold!
The conquered souls
On the eroded slate of my mind,
Where unshed tears abound.

Secrets I share with my many selves
And not too separate are you, from them
For you dwell in my deepest virtues
And keep me from my dreaded doom.
Out of tune, the music goes
When I look away from a distorted you
Mirrored within me,
Clouded by stains of guilt.

But not too long,
Can i feign strength
For you fill my void,
Leaving no trace of your presence
That denial becomes just too easy
Until I am left to grope in emptiness.

I long to steal your gloom
And bury them with mine,
If only I could,
If only I were'nt forbidden.

Paying Guest

The silence of a tale, freshly ended;
The unworded remnants that still echoed
From the all-absorbing muteness of the walls;
A deserted void, left behind by the call of time;
All came to life to welcome
Yet another trespasser,
With her own story to tell;
As destiny opened the doors wide.

Breathing into a square
All that had been carried home,
And taking in the security
That lingered in the still air,
A cocoon i did weave, in shared solitude
A haven of acceptance
Only to leave behind;
For some meet with a promise to part.

A window half open to let in
What the rains had washed away-
The smell of cigar, sweat and exhaust pipes;
The incessant roar of engines and horns
Orchestrated the race of men and vehicles;
And to vigorously peaceful oblivion,
I confined myself.