Love Lingers

Death creeps closer with each pass
it takes from me
 the light that warms
the levity that lifts
 and the desire that drives
leaving me with the love that is lost,
 to the other side
sending me the warmth of light
 the lift of levity
and the drive to desire...
 love lingers long after the loss

Frozen Efforts

At what point do we accept, there is an issue, a failing, a falling, a void...
As we descend or once we are buried?
Is the shovel our saving grace or the devils device?
There are times when digging in is a fruitless effort
One can not halt the swallow of quicksand
Until we freeze our efforts and wait for help...

Keeping My Distance

My mind has been in a coma
Shocked into a solid sleep
Unable to feel, sense or express anything

Quietly distraught with no solace to be found

and when thoughts have always been the life blood that sustains me
and my words the sutures that heal

I find myself now,

lifeless, still, and scarred so deep that the pain is visible, tangible and infectious...
and distance, breathes life into the virus

Developing the Negative

Existence does not always give us what we want or expect
it gives us what we need to grow
and when it gives us a big dose
of all that we don't need, want or understand
we are meant to find the purpose behind the pain
There is always something to be gained
amidst the loss
It''s all about developing the negative

Life Changes Everything

And there is no going back
no reintroductions
no redos
no recreating

life goes on
and those that remain must live with regret
live with remorse
and live with ourselves

the true test is
have we discovered anything
have we unearthed meaning
or ascertaned courage

to know
change is growth
change is necessary
change is life

Love's Painting

Your selfless soul is leaving
and our hollowed hearts are bound
you leave behind this world
without uttering a sound
Your faith and thoughtful nature
a beacon shining bright
lest no sadness be our soul mate
but your smile, the guiding light
You've lived a life of giving
thinking nothing of sacrifice
if it meant that you'd be offering
relief to others' strife
You graced the lives of many
in your gentle touching way
Grasp firmly all our love
for we know you can not stay
and as our heavy hearts are sinking
to the soles of weary feet
we stamp the ground with heart prints
painting love upon the street

Floating Hearts

A shared heart has the strength of two...

One night
just the two of us
I am the one who struggles for words
Yet you are speechless

Tears flow
and for brief moments
our eyes meet and I say the words
I kept so close to my heart I forgot to share them

All night long
in the darkness I see floating hearts
radiating, drifting, shining and throbbing
The sentiments behind the words
held captive for so long they now burst forth

Enwraping the two of us
Giving us both a haven
that shrouds us with the warmest cloak and veil
And today,
my love for you is greater than it was yesterday
From the depths of my heart, I share