Category Archives: Poetry

To turn my face up to the sky And feel the rain with all its pain To look a dark cloud in the eye And to say – bring it on again This is how it must feel To be bleeding but not slain To climb a mountain to the top Look around and claimContinue reading “Coming home”

At your feet I lay down my offerings I lay down my body And become your disciple I lay down my mind And become your friend I lay down my heart And become your lover I lay down my soul I become you

I am always talking Words adorned or tattered They say it is because I wasn’t heard When it really mattered But maybe just maybe I talk so I can reach out To anyone who might struggle Feeling a little left out Or I talk to just make sure You know how I feel Because IContinue reading “Indulge me”

A lifetime of want Of longing and need Needing more Naked greed I stare at the flame And see in its light The dance of me And my empty plight But as I stare longer A stillness descends As if me and I Making amends The fire is complete Burning bright Beyond right or wrongContinue reading “Fire”

Eyes wide open Or closed Mind wide awake Or dreaming I feel it in me And around me Your presence I can be in a crowd Or sitting by myself I can be the jester in the court Or the muse to myself I feel it in my mind I feel it in my heartContinue reading “Your Presence”

I may see you as a star Or the door left ajar I may put you up high On the pedestal of light I may make you the wise one There, when the rest are gone I may see you as the fire That will light up my pyre I may see you as theContinue reading “Be You”

Take off the clothes The hat, the shoes Peel off the skin The tissues, the nerves Carve out the organs The brain, the heart And lay the bones bare Free the soul Let it speak for itself Even if a whisper It needs to speak Just a little louder Sit by it’s side Just aContinue reading “Lean in”

Let me hold The flood of your tears And the anguish in your heart Just for one moment Let me carry The weight on your shoulders And the burden of your nights Just for one moment Let me fight Your fiercest demons And your worst nightmares Just for one moment Let me be your museContinue reading “Just for one moment”

The moon must say it To the last shining star The ocean must whisper it To the setting sun Don’t go yet I want more Stay Just a little longer I still have breath in me So I will speak Will you stay and listen Just a little longer I am drunk but still awareContinue reading “Stay”

If you are the idol On a high pedestal I can bow down And kneel and pray I can revere From a distance I do not wish To stand up or stay If you are a stranger Walking along I can smile And not fray I do not wish To stop or stay If youContinue reading “Not the same”