Author Archives: ElusiveSilence

You look up at me And smile I see my reflection in your eyes I know I will for sure Live on forever in you

And I smile As I whisper to myself— Today

May I express my gratitude For where else and with who else Can I be myself And get to ask unashamedly Again and again Do you love me And you smile, and tell me Over and over Every time Yes

Nothing like a long dark night To make me see the world upright To make me see I am perfectly fine The silence of stars is not their crime

It is only when I see myself Reflected in your calm That I can fall in love With my fire and my storm

If words are wine Pour me some more If silence is golden I want drunken uproar If these steps go to heaven Let the wise men go I just want to sit here Pour me some more

I have nowhere to be I have no one to meet No pilgrimage to take No glory path to make No treasures to seek No promises to keep One step ashes One step fire Never a second step For anything higher One step hope One step love Never a second step For any heaven aboveContinue reading “I walk”

I see you, you know Your each advance and retreat Like the swell and wane of the heart with each untiring beat Your half that is bold In its reaching out And the other, unsure Retreats, your desires untold I see you and know you Your longing crest and break to shore Your despair inContinue reading “I see you”

The stars shine so bright I believe they shine for me The moon is full tonight Bathed in light for me I am parched and hold my cup Out, to be filled to the top The wine-seller pours generously I smile and say do not stop The air is extra fragrant I believe it knowsContinue reading “Delusions”

I write a letter to a star Pen and paper in drunken spar My heart ink spills candidly The silent sky laughs at me