Desire Unfulfilled

My skin,
tingling along to
the grinding rhythm
of electric guitars

My heart,
the heavy beating
pounding to the driving
pattern of the drums

My breath,
erratic and wistful,
silent sobs dryly echoing
the power of screaming vocals

My soul,
crying out in desperation,
weeping with the knowledge
that there is still a long wait -
as long as the silence between songs,
stretching to eternity.


*NOTE: I worked a little on my first version of this poem, and eventually this is what I submitted to Out of Words.

Defying Gravity

Liquid chocolate,
runs deep within my veins

Warming my core,
Melting my thoughts...

They settle in a shiny brown puddle
between my feet.
I wiggle my toes, then I splash about.

Particles of dreams rise in the air,
glittering away in tiny sparkles...
Like backwards snowflakes,
Defying Gravity.

Come to Me

Come to me,
And I'll sing you songs of love.

Not in words and notes,
But in tender kisses and passionate holds.

Let me show you what you mean to me
More than the stars in the sky,
More than the paintings of the sun...
More than rain on sand,
Or snow softly falling in the forest.

Come to me,
And I'll sing you songs of love.
Never-ending songs of commitment,
Loyalty, trust...the knowledge that
Forever we belong to each other.

Come to me...
Let me show you how I love you.

- <3 -

Going Insane

Once again I am going insane.

Banging my head against the wall,
Driving too fast in the pouring rain.

I’ve lost myself in darkness,
Nothing seems to cure this pain.

Quaking with madness,
Rational thoughts drip down the drain.

Not knowing what to think,
Anger…frustration…bane upon bane.

Self-control seems forever lost,
To return from the abyss: naught but vain.

I grow sick and tired of this fight,
My spirit continues to wane.

And none of this makes any sense!
If only someone could explain!

Just tell me, please, how I can fix this!
Because,

Once again I am going insane.

Summer is fading

Summer is fading.

The green of the leaves has lost its springtime splendor, long ago.
A dull, gray mist moistens the potted plants, a foreshadowing of the frosts to come.

Yet there will still be days of sun-kissed warmth, tinted by the yellow heat of summer’s joy and care-free ways – a light that turns to long shadows and sunsets marked by the chasing of fireflies with clear mason jars…an attempt to capture time, to delay the death of summer (futile as it is).

For fall will come, in her slow, quiet way – tuning the colors of the leaves to harmonize with the pure blue sky and water, and fields full of ripened corn - brilliant flashes, highlighted every time the cool breeze reminds the geese to take flight.

Yes, summer is fading. It was bold…beautiful…blessed. But the time is soon coming to move on to different lives – to ride the flow of change that so marks history without fail. Fall is coming, and I look forward to embracing it, as I am apt to do with beloved friends after long absences.

"Desire Unfulfilled" - WIP

My skin,
tingling along to
the grinding rhythm
of electric guitars

My heart,
the heavy beating
pounding to the driving
pattern of the drums

My breathing,
erratic and wistful
as my soul cries out
with the power of
screaming vocals

My soul,
weeping with the knowledge
that there is still a long wait -
as long as the silence between songs,
stretching to eternity.

Desperation

Breath
Catches In My Chest
Silent Screams
Soul Turning Inside Out
Ripping to Shreads
Clutching the Pillow
Beneath My Head
My Spirit Claws,
Desperate to Escape
As My Core Explodes
Leaving Me Empty
And Broken,
Sobbing Into the Darkness.