Gift

The greatest gift
I have ever received
Your silent no
To my silent proposal
You
Did not permit me
To change myself
for you
You refused
To accept my affections
In essence
You forced me
To occupy
My own space
I love you even more
For rejecting the offer
As I begin
To savor myself

Pacify

Floating

Just above
The surface

I comply
Trying
To pacify

This
Insatiable creature

Who occupies the space
That was once
You

Sometimes
I drift
Away

I wonder
Do you even
Realize

You  have
Misplaced

The keys to my heart

Breathe

She comes
And she goes
A breath escaping my lips

Breathe In
Her presence alone seizes me
Instantly shackled by a fleeting glance
She breathes my name
And she goes
Breathe Out

I am a hostage to my longing
For her

Stained Glass

You shed light
through
the stained glass

A quiet explosion
    of light
    of color

I bask
in the dancing colors

It is always a pleasure

As you reveal...
    Another sliver
          of the masterpiece...

Your stained glass soul!

Insomnia

I lie quiet. 
I am waiting
for the moment I can escape
the torment of stillness. 
But, the night lasts
so long. 

Autumn

The sweltering heat
Gives way
To cold sweats

Shivering
Damp and lonely

I yearn
for autumn

A gentle warmth
Arriving
Late

A mellow sweetness
Long awaited
Emerges

Apples
Pumpkins and Squash

All the flavor
Mingles

As you linger
Simmering
Here
With me

Justified

 

Justified
By your own
Perception of reality

You sit high

Distorting truth
to pacify
emptiness

Abusing faith
to justify
prejudice

Coercing life
to appear
harmonious

But
I embrace
all the mess
life brings me

Enduring
authentic pain
of abandonment

Savoring
each opportunity
to love

Deciding
that change
allows me to grow

In harmony
each moment
takes its place

Creating
my tapestry
of gratitude