I like it here
Under this tree
Enjoying the last
Of the summer’s heat
A gentile cooling breeze
Tussles my hair
The slightest hint
Of moisture in the air
I lay here contently

Drifting in serenity
Laughter like a melody
Romanced by moonlight
Burning passion in our eyes
Lightning in the distance
Late out on a lake
This is where forever
Began for you and me

Beds are not the best place to sing
There’s many places for bellowing
Turn on the stream
Wait for the steam
Strip down, hop in and start performing

At the mall, a song I adore

Withered and worn
Tattered and torn
Thread bare and poor
I’m no more
Than the bum
On the corner
Singing for my supper
Hat upon the ground
Guitar playing
An old familiar sound

Boy you got me gigglin'
Got this smile upon my face
And every time I talk to you
my heart begins to race

Boy you got me dreamin'
Got me driftin' far away
I can't even concentrate

Where is the rainbow in this dreary black and white world
Where we are puppets on strings doing exactly what they want
They tip this way only to raise our hands to cover our mouths

Mysteriously you loom there
In the shadows by the door
I’m unaware of your presence
My clothes scattered across the floor

The music is playing loudly
I’m in my underwear

Fragments of myself
Dangle in the abyss
Jingling like chimes
Creating a symphony
Of what was once me
The past tense version
Of what I have become
Each memory tinkling
The one beside it

So you want to know who I am
Well I’m not about to blab
But I may give you some clues
Or something useful you can use

There are girls out there that say
I’m not the other girls you date

Feathered pillows soft under my head
Like a cradle enwreathing me upon my bed
The sweet mixture of hemp and patchouli
While I'm serenaded by Mr. Bob Marley

There was a time
when I
was something
that would
catch every eye
with no more
than a glance
the power
to entrance
every reader
or passerby
but somehow time
has a way
of making things

I can't just tell you
I want to be with you
I can't just say
I love you
You would never
believe me
even if I did
because words
are just words
and saying them
would be lieing

A sea breeze
for me
And two for you
In a restaurant
we both knew
Side by side
Reminiscing
You, me
Parents
Friends
And siblings

You ordered for me
Then for yourself
It felt nice

How can you love so shamefully
How can you hate so carelessly
Blinded by your own vanity
Bellowing out profanity
Caught up in reckless conversation
Endless hours of obliteration
Your words slashing my skin
I stand before you bleeding
I fall beneath you broken
Bearing emotional bruises

What sort of things
reside here inside
this worn out box
I call my heart

Sealed on all sides
by my bi-polar mind
and no indication
of which side is up

Love, lust
a secret affair