Simple moment forever

How soft

her lips against mine

so lightly

as a feather whisp

So set a dream

to share

as morning breaks

to the lights of day

in one single embrace

A shiver set forth

ones touch

to the other

at prickled snap

of gooseflesh grows

into warmth and feeling

Silk threaded whisper

asks for surrender

life cries for more

How soft

her lips

hows soon

this moment recedes

How long

we will always be

always

The rest of our lives

Where did it all go wrong

we fell out of love

and I don't know when

it was

do you ?

Here we are again

and I've never felt so alone

than when I'm in your arms

you must feel it too

I want to start it all over

just like the day when we first met

You are always that beautiful

and that smart

as when we first met

but something has changed

What did I do wrong

what turn did I miss

can we start it all over again

Can we push back

those dust choked memories

into the light

make them all brand new

No amount of begging

pleading

helps

Tomorrow washes the past

next week punishes yesterday

even then

next year forgives

and the rest of our lives

makes us relive

every second we fucked up

Tear drops

Be those tears
For joy and love
Or hurt and frustration
Even fear and lonliness
Upon ones face
Elevation yet relevation

And mine
I crumble
Because I have surely failed

To hold my front
As man
Father
Shed but one
And death is mine
From the world of the strong
The unwavering

Slow down

The world has always been right in front of me

As plain as it can be

As beautiful as it should be

And the world

Just as harsh and hard as it always is

It started off so slow

And easy

And wondrous

And scary

The world wrapped me up

Kept me safe

Scared the hell out of me

It ticked away in slow moments

That looked as if they would last forever

Never meant to be for me

Or anyone else

The world snailed along with me

Not as long nor as slow as it first seemed

All at once

The world let go of me

Its furious pace became aparent

To me

It scared me at first

Then challenged me to keep up

Then ran over me

So many times

And times again

Even as the world pushed me down so hard

Bloodied my nose

And broke a few bones

I found a way to slow it down

Just enough

Enough to see the beauty again

Feel the fear

Know

This world

Fall in love

Care about someone

And something else

Besides myself

Hold and care for a sick son and daughter

Till they are well again

See

Fear is when you dont feel safe

And my sons and daughter

Have felt a day or two

Without fear

In my arms

The world

slow and low

Then

The world

And those things that speed it to such a blur

To madden your senses

Loose yourself

Again

Fall out of love

Many days and years

Of nonsense

Selfishness

The world screamed forward at break neck speed

Depression

Another lonely

Selfish waste of the turning world

Or

just stand still

The world doesn't care

as it moves right past you

I pray to slow it down

enough

for this life time

to feel like one

and maybe just a little more

Beauty

Beauty

If it were just your skin

or the muscle and bone that shaped that skin

that made you so damn beautiful

you would be the the most beautiful woman in the world

to me

However,

you believe in me

I have done things

I never could have

if it weren't for you

believing in me

To be a man

is to be strong

and never wavering

when I must be weak

scared or just tired

you hold me above reproach

and I have never faultered

It is your beauty

It is your strength

It is your undying belief

that has

always

made you the most beautiful woman in the world

to me

Dance with me

Here I stand
in the middle of the dance floor
the music is slow and melow
pulling at the strings of my heart
Her arms draped over my shoulders
her eyes drawing me even closer
to her
and her smile
loving me the whole time
Her hips begin to sway
to the music
and to the beat of my heart
there is nothing in this world
that could pull us apart
Even as the song died down
and the lights came up
our gaze
and our embrace
remained
on through the night
and into every day
Hold me close
don't let go
just dance with me

Once again

Should I scream
when the world bites down around my neck
sucking the life from me
draining my hopes
and my dreams
Nor but a whimper
and a blank stare
of yet again
here I am
falling to pieces
once more
Upon hubmled knee
bowed head
clinging
with shallow labored breath
I will rise
once more

I have always loved you

I have loved you so long

the seas were yet to be

skies not yet blue

my heart already belonged to you

My sight

yet years,

to lay upon your face

and still

I have always loved you

Those words

"I love you"

not to my ears

first

nor mine to you

hollow

those words felt

Brightly that day

when I met you

and I realized

I have always loved you

Hand in hand

next to you I stand

for the rest of days

I will always love you

Don't let go

When everything was just too much

and nobody cared

what was left behind

even me

Silence

beneath screams

and tears

days lay to pain

remembering means nothing

anymore

You can stand right here

hands above your head

wishing you were dead

but you can't just let go

like that

The world

is alive

and so are you

don't let go

The strength to carry on

isn't mine

I don't know if it ever was

and there is no one

to lend me a hand

cause no one understands

the hate of this life

that I hold

even if they did

they'd be afraid

and turn their heads from me

like they

always

have

If I could escape from this bed

shake the rust from my head

I might try to care

about more than my self pity

But this bed

where I've laid to rest

and where I'll be found

nothing short of dead

to this world

and all of the cold

evil

and hatred

that has brought me to where I am now

Find the light

it's right here

there is nothing to fear

but doing nothing

and rotting away

Warm and brilliant

filled with only

joy and love

It is all right here

open eyes

and open arms

Just don't let go