LOVE

As long as you
Are getting
Everything you need,
Are you loved?
Because everything you
Wished for
Is delivered,
Are you loved?
If you give everything
To someone,
Does that mean
You love them?
If you deliver the truth
To them
Will they accept it,
As they should?

GEOLOGY

Time
Is slow erosion.
Trimming away silently,
The formation of history.
What are your
Rivers and waterways,
Jurassic and Triassic,
Winds and tides?
Will you look back,
At the layers of Lias,
At the strata of time,
At the succession of rock,
With a happy heart?
With thorough explanation
Of every element,
Every fossil,
And, be happy with
Your geology?

STAINED GLASS MUSING

Dreaming, dreaming,
Stained glass musing.
Spots of colour
Lit by the sun,
Candlelight, foglight.
Strewn on the floor,
Distorted, contorted.
Rich bleeding colour,
Moving, swinging,
Beneath my toes.

ROW

I offered to help you row,
Against the current.
Hold that big oar,
With both my arms,
Shoulders and all.
Two paddles stronger than one.
I offered to help you row,
But you prefer,
To row solo.

SAVED

I read your poem today
And it saved me.
It saved me from
Writing it down myself,
On the back of an envelope,
To read it again and again.
It saved me from
Running and fetching a pen,
Something hard to write on,
And grasping for words,
Words pegged on a pully,
Moving through my mind.
An accelerated pace.
Hard to grab.
Hard to see.
Your poem saved me

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Your heart on your sleeve,
Flicked off like a bug.
Now wallowing in the water
Beneath your toes.
Still pumping your blood.
Still pumping for another.
Standing cold, alone,
Brain cold as stone

MY HEART

My heart
As weighty as lead
But, as light as a feather
Deceives, enlightens, loves and frightens
Its mere ability to deceive
To provoke and create fools
Forms an unreliable key
That will be used eternally

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I may have been mean
I might have been offensive
But it has not only been me
Who has been insensitive

Perhaps I did things the wrong way
Didn't think in advance
But, what should I say
To such a glance

I really don't get you
Your words contradict your face
So, what should I do
With your strong distaste

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You put a whisk in my head
Pushed it in and stirred it around
Let's see what comes to a head
Let's see what's lingering around

You put a blender near my ear
I don't think you knew what you did
It all happened last year
I was such a kid

You peeled me to the core
See what's in the middle
Why did you do that for?
Isn't life such a riddle.

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I don't want to ruin your life
Or, cause you any strife
I just want to have an avenue
To tell you what is true

I'm not about to destroy
What in life you enjoy
I need to be able to convey
The things I need to say

I don't want to be insensitive
I really don't mean to be offensive
All I really want to do
Is simply communicate with you

AMELIA

What are you doing today?
I wonder how you are
And what you would say
And what you would ask for
If you had that luxury

What are you dreaming of?
Is it what I dream?
To be able to fall in love
Or only to be able to scream
If only you had that luxury

What are you pining for?
Simply to lay alone in the sun
To not be helped any more
To walk around with no one
Ah, if only you had that luxury
I'd love to know the answers
But, we don't have that luxury

NORMAL

I know I don't know you
And, what do you know of me
There's just something about you
I so enjoy your company

It's always been selfish
It's the way you make me feel
It was the wonderful kiss
Which was a big deal

Being in the shadow for years
It was strange having a light
Since then, there have been tears
And have woken with fright

So, what's to happen now
When everything is weird
What should we allow
And, what should be feared

Let's just chant
Normal. Normal. Normal.

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I want to tear
Down your fence
Without any care
For no sense

I want to swim
Across your moat
For a whim
All my senses vote

I want to climb
Over your barricade
Finish this rhyme
Before it fades

FLUTE

A singular Flute
Exemplifies solitude
Echoes magically
And echoes my mood

BURDEN

I'll pass the burden onto you
'Cause I don't know what to do
Let's see if you can hold this thing
See if it makes your heart sting

It slithers around the background
It rarely makes a sound
Doesn't like being in the spotlight
Like a cheeky sprite

So, I'll pass this burden onto you
I don't know what to do
The ball is in your court
'Cause there is an answer sought

It's beautiful one day
Love the things it can say
It's ugly the next
Everything so complex

So, I'll pass the burden onto you
'Cause I don't know what to do

KINDRED SPIRIT*

Where have you been
My kindred spirit
Don't you wish to be seen
When did we split

Did you think I left you
For another a while ago
Do you think I didn't need you
That I didn't need to grow

Here I am again
Begging you never leave
I need you to be sane
And to cry on your sleeve.

SURPRISE

I was surprised
How tall you were
When I tippy-toed
To kiss you

I was surprised
That you said you knew
I was surprised
That you had felt it too

I was surprised
How quickly time went
Surprised you made me feel prized
And how much it meant

I am surprised
It still gives me a smile
I am surprised
Every once and a while

HOW DARE YOU

How dare you
Come and ruin the pristine waters
Arrive unannounced and boisterous

How dare you
Make it snow in the midst of summer
Cut up my dreams and leave them on the floor

How dare you
Take a childs sweet before it was unwrapped
Do a rain dance while it it is flooded

How dare you
But, Please come in side.

YOU

You are
My bathroom mirror
We have no secrets
You know all of my weaknesses
You know all of my dreams
And aspirations

You are
My interpreter
We use the same language
You know what I need to say
You know how I need to say it
And accept it.

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Jump into the pool
Right where the sign says not to
Pick up that sharp tool
When you are told not to

Stay out all night
'cause you told me I could not
Jump off a bridge, I might
If you said I should not

NOT THE SAME

A breeze like an embrace
Close your eyes, allow it to envelope you
Not happy, not un-happy, calm
There is a place like this
Mine is not the same as yours.
A friend, a place, a moment, a mouthful, a paradise
Anything and everything
But mine is not the same as yours.
Solitude, at peace and war with your thoughts
Senses heightened, cannot see or hear
Memories and futures meld
Molten lava, crawling through time
Picking up the past, building up in magnitude
Danger and beauty
There is a place like this,
But, mine is different to yours.
A time, a fragrance, a gut feeling, a taste, a laugh
All things, but yours is not the same as mine.

HOW ABOUT WE ALL

How about we all
Slow to your pace
Meandering, snail-pace, fire place
How about we all
Drop efficiency all together
Abacus, hand-written, horse driven
How about we all
Walk with a walking stick
Slowly, sluggishly, aimlessly

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Dreaming, dreaming
Half drunken thinking
Softly, softly swaying
Faint passionate humming

Thinking, thinking
Stained glass musing
Colourful, colourful singing
Sweet lovely awakening

GROWING UP

I don't want a hand up
Or, you to do my washing
I don't want anyone
To give me advice or comfort

I guess I want to do up
My own laces
I want to dress myself
And choose my clothes

WEATHER

My weather
Is a storm
And the calm
Before it

Beauty and danger
Beautiful stillness
Loud and bright danger
Cleansing aftermath

WHEN

When was it
When I began to
Care about being rained on
Liking McDonalds
Not closing me eyes and
Listening to myself

When was it
When I forgot to
Care about my dreams
Stop drawing
Open my eyes and
Listen to myself

When was that?

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If you were around
I wouldn't have
Made some mistakes
Which were necessary
For me

You help
Me to see X-ray
To breath easy
To be me everyday

SMILE

You are my savior
And I am yours
I was born
To make you
Smile

Somehow through life
If we separate
We find each other
To make each other
Smile

I didn't need you
For a while
And you didn't need me
Now I need to see you
Smile

You show me
How to be
True to myself
And how to
Smile

Other people try
To be you for me
But they lack
Something small, like a
Smile

HOW DARE YOU

How dare you
Come and ruin the pristine waters,
Arrive un-announced and boisterous.

How dare you
Make it snow in the midst of summer,
Cut up my dreams and leave them on the floor.

How dare you
Take a Childs sweet before it was unwrapped,
Do a rain dance while it is flooded.

How dare you
But, please come inside.

ROADSIDE FLOWER

A yellow roadside flower
Free as the wind that blows
Bask in an afternoon shower
She's free, and it shows

She's not confined by a fence
Or anything along those lines
Independent in every sense
Dare someone say, "She's mine"

Everyone adores Her
Only some are brave to pick
She looks so good there
To uproot would make me sick

Please leave Her there
But, cultivate Her seeds
Disperse them in the air
To thrive around weeds

IGNORED

When my eyes
Are closed,
You come to
Consume me,
Faithful embrace.
Sweet hauntings.

I had misplaced you.
I had ignored you.