that mirrorholds no answernot for meI can barely raise my eyesHigh enough to meet my reflection’s gazeSo cold to my finger’s touchWhile my own skin burnsWith an unarticulated feverStaring hard at my handsI can ask what is this?But that same question chokes meStops my heart mid-beatWhen the emerald pools reach outAnd drown meWhat do you…

trail of stars sprawledacross the sky tonightthey dance on my extended palmtheir gentle light falls toward methe distance removedwith the closing of my eyes ~

the distancemakes me acheartificial separationthat slips in and cutslike a razorleaving me bleedingon the floor of my own mindi don’t reach out often enoughfear gets me and ties me downi want to tell you to wake upto tell you this life is opportunityto love, to give, to heali want to hold you,hear your dreams, your…

I miss the sun today,the clouds have moved inand taken overthe horizon…the piercing cold of the windis the slap I need in the faceto keep the door closed, lockedand every piece of furnitureagainst its backwhile I sit at the windowpeering through the blindswaiting…. ~

violets and forget-me-notssit in a careless collectionin the vase on the window sillsunlight is fractured and scatteredas it falls through the waterstems, leaves, blossomscut out at awkard anglesshaped by the sloping glass sides of the vasei wonder if i saw thisfor the very first timewould i stop and questionif the flowers were so disjointed, incompletewithout…

the garden is quiet in early morningbirds settled still with folded wingmorning glory stretches to catch the lightin its transparent painted palmgrasses leave silver trailsagainst my dressas i pass to greet youas i have done beforethe pool among the stones is calmeven the fish holdwrapped in watery armsand words are stayed in my throati stand…

rain clattersagainst the glassmuted caucophonyfrom withini sit reflectinganother dayfolds like melted waxupon itselfsun has setveiled by cloudbeyond my sightassured slumberi thought to sleepin your handcurled againstyour open palmto rest for amoment’s lifetimeand then the rumor of a smilebrushes across my lipslight dimand i closemy eyes ~

what remains unsaid, my lovewithin the walls of this heartnot the strangled, maniacal pleasthat trap the arms, pinned down –demanding… Love me! Complete me!Set me free!where is the freedom in this?when the white dove batters unknowinglyagainst the filigree barsslight enough to be entangledand yet enraged at this caged injusticeit is in the silent unfolding of…

Whisper of a prayerFalls of meEyes closed tightlyI feel I am movingThough I know I am standing stillThe rumor of a smile consumes meExpected glance shatters meLike a stone meeting glassWith the briefest kissAs I sit amongst the shardsBleeding from the bits of glassI missed cleaning upI think that I only want to hear your…

hand on the doorwayready to run againwalk out of this skinto let it all fall awayshed, forgottenhere you stop mepull each toe back throughmake me sit downand breathethe one thing i forgot to doso i sit listening to the roses bloomand the storm being born on the horizonwhat was i running from again?how long until…

beyond these words i long to stretchand reach out of what i thought could beshake off the darkly laden doubt,that keeps me stayedand spread wide my eyes to truly seeto feel the breath of this lovegently pass across my skinand kiss the air about memay this moment never find its closeand let me stand encircled…

i invited Happiness in todayto sit among the piles of books, magazinesand empty coffee cupsshe pushed the clutterto the floor, a sweeping gestureto clear enough spaceto sit before meand embrace me asthe sun embraces the earthwith its lightshe scolded me thensternly chastising mefor waiting so longto open the doortired of always peekingthrough the cracksand whispering…