no mercy

Saturday, May 27, 2006

ode to a warrior

the warrior in me pulled the trigger a reflex precise and controlled but an instinct pounded into me it was the… ….right thing… to protect myself my brothers my country no need for weapons now the man in me walks through dark hallways in my mind hearing the shots feeling the instincts of those days... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 5, 2006

value of love

how valuable is my touch? when you are in pain… when you can’t sleep? how much worth do you put on my kiss? to show you love heal your wounds bring you peace? the soft essence of my love around you the very woman in me that I put into every small thing every big thing that I do ways to bring you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006

the dirt

this can’t be my map I swear I was walking on a new road suddenly I see my boots are the same dusty and worn the horizon is bleak there are no road signs it seems I’ve walked in a circle now more lost than ever my love brings warm, soft relief yet not enough to save me I have to save myself I fear... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 23, 2006

island

floating here silently adrift I speak my native tongue a language only I know often attempts at translation are fumbled leaving the outside world with misperception of the weight I carry and the word I speak I hold it in spirit an island in myself loneliness lives here a flatmate I do not choose yet... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 18, 2006

chill

chill to bone warmth eludes best effort rain pounds down no baptismal or purification today just ritual water lending to ceremony of letting go that which cannot be in order to keep that which is destined in hopes the foundation will not shatter at the effort Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 4, 2006

steam

hot water beats down steam filled room lavender suds cover dark skin on light bodies pressed together stopped in time candle burns low deep, soft, slow kisses pull us closer tender, deliberate touches two as one with simple intimate space just your kiss pulls me into your heartspace now there is no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 24, 2006

beginnings

I play it cool then I see you there strong and sweet you smile at me I just want to run to you lose myself feel your hands in my hair taste you feel all of you pressed against all of me I hear your voice… …baby, I’ve missed you… so much.. I hide behind walls our roles reversed keep trying sweet boy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

duplicity

my soul has been yearning for hands like yours when you touch me it all goes away so strong so tender but then… the absence of your kiss the cut of your words slices the fundamental me down into the dirt where tender touch can only revive reawaken in limitation I grasp for acceptance instead finding... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 16, 2006

shallow

just go away will you? you speak lies in your truths I bang hollow tin where it all “meant something” and your… absent presence breaks glass reminds me of uphill walks I shouldn’t have bothered to make Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 7, 2006

sigh

angel water mist floats above ocean break glowing under half moon rising inky sky showcases diamond stars waxing wishes taken on breath of a poet Sign in to see full entry.

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