Denied your hiding place
Like the moon stuck in orbit
Forever circling the chaos
Their only navigation
Through the clouds
Misery, devastation, pain
Ten thousand questions
Piled atop the beautiful mess
Followed too quickly by
A million moments of
manufactured silence
Ear holes plugged with noise
So that yours ring with
Quiet
Once revered as the
Master of all things
Left questioning how
You lost
They say it’s only a storm
The clouds will break
Soon
But what if your light
Is burned out
As the screens of their
Tiny magic boxes
Guide them now
If they don’t need you
Will they ever look up at you
Again?
Eyes filled with wonder
Instead of contempt
They will
They must
They do
Because nothing shines
Brighter
Until they become the light
At last
Tag: poem
Selective Focus

the big picture isn’t
always as important
as it seems
perception can be
narrowed
objection negotiated
because what’s in front
is what’s important
be present in the
present
hold the face of
destiny
and tell him
he is everything
feel the ferocity
of his response
because every man
needs to feel
that
we are the roles we play
he is my Captain
I am his mermaid
an ocean of truth
can’t change
my focus
because the future
is just us
alone in our ship
and even if
he is wrapped around
my finger
I am wrapped
around
his bow
Return

Not a boat, but a ship
Regal in your extravagance
Yet promising humble
Adventures
With each vowed sunrise
Glide through my waters
Where nothing
But pleasure
Hides beneath
Tame the storm that threatens
In the distance
And find a home
Within our eternal
Voyage
Render me soft as bathwater
As smooth as glass
When you plunge your way
To my depths
Take me
Dominate my seas
Float in bliss
Off my shores
Grant me only one thing
In exchange for my
Surrender
Return
To take me
Over
And
Over
As long as the sky remains
Above us
And your heart
Bound
To mine
Hold On

the world will never
stop spinning
but the drug of your touch
the courage of your will
might anchor me
enough
keep my soul
from being pulled into
those dark clouds
let my toes find the sand
my fingers tangle the sheets
burn my breath away
with the fire of your kiss
you cannot create
happiness
but want me
love me
need me
enough
and you may calm the
storms that carry me
away
help me find order
within our perpetual chaos
show me
that normalcy
can be vibrant
hold me tight without clinging
know that I am
here
because of your playful
touches and your
brilliant mind
your gaze that elicits
effervescent joy
from somewhere inside
that I cannot name
your delicious kisses
and strong, warm arms
your level patience
and deep, willful
want
for only that which would
hold us all up
safe above the
cost to your own desires
I am yours
because you let me be
and tonight
hold onto me
I will show you
gratitude beyond dreams
for this reality
is better
than any
fantasy
Sparkle

Smiles flicker
Like fireside sparks
Everyone sees
The glimmer
Between us
Made palpable
Through heartache
And tears
But now sweet
In its simplicity
Your love
Makes me sparkle
Amidst the dull
Ailments
Of life
So here I shine
For you
Stardust and fireflies
In my wake
And a full endless
Future
To light up
With my love
Flight

Soaring above those demons
On wings of fairy lights
Held aloft by your breath
And will
Summoned to the sky
So that I might feed you
With laughter
And smiles
The bright, delicious
Warmth of your kiss
Denies the darkening
Stormclouds
Of yesterday
Burning each teardrop
Away
As the film
Requisitioned
By our vows
Records each new feeling
Alongside
The remembered ones
We could float here
In Neverland
Forever
But I’m not afraid
Of reality
Any
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