Recluse –

“A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky” –  Kenko Yoshida

Find this one, lock this one, cold, my heart runs around,

flicking off switches
Hurry be swift

Quick slam the door, locking the windows,  

hoping you don’t hear me
Hurry be swift

No I won’t come out, I’m staying in, quit calling me. 

So many switches,
Hurry be swift

Disconnect, follow these impulses, block the thoughts, 

they lead me out
Hurry be swift

Damn the lights, I forgot, turning off the lights, 

closing the blinds, pull the phone
Hurry be swift

There must never be another, never again, I must hide,  

protecting the remains,
Hurry be swift

Finally dark, all alone, no one knowing where I’ve gone, 

I’m the recluse, go away
Hurry be swift 

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Also published in: Broowaha

First published in Opinionsofeye.com

11222011 

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Skin – Yours feels good on me

Be forewarned: This is a creative application of an analogy

“The finest clothing made is a person’s own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.”  – Mark Twain

 

“It’s a sad man my friend who’s livin’ in his own skin and can’t stand the company.”                             – Bruce Springsteen

 

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Pulling out my favorite skin, one of the many I’ve gathered over the course of years, I pushed one foot through, then pulling it over my head, stood up and turned around. There, now I’m complete. I looked in the mirror, this skin is tight, it doesn’t quite fit. “After all my hunting to find the perfect fit, damn.” These things change you know, in the night while your sleeping, they shrink and grow taking on their own wild destiny. It’s hard to pull out the men, the women, from their skins. I yank and tug, making little cuts to release the flesh, loving when it just falls off, but that usually meant someone else had the same idea, using it to hide, or rather, to enhance their look. My collection is extensive and ever changing. I pulled some off of religious fanatics, some from thugs, some from pretty boy hair bands. I yanked a couple off some bikers and even a lawyer couldn’t escape my scheming thievery. All skin is beautiful by virtue of hiding mine. I sit looking in the mirror at my latest acquisition. I sure look good in it, wish I could move though, it always rips when I go outside. No worries though, I’ll keep yanking and saving them and perhaps sew them together. I’ll find one that fits and works eventually. I wish they wouldn’t leave marks on me, it blows my cover when you see pieces that obviously don’t fit on me. I’ll make excuses and hold it on while I scurry to pull another skin over the unfinished parts of me.

Also Published in: Wingposse Magazine, April 2013

12202012 

Shallow – Love and Hate

“I was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people, just for the sake of having friendships.” ― Kurt Cobain

Tears in my eyes now for days without end.

Trying desperately to hide them, desperately to blend.

Cant show weakness they may attack

Cant show pain, they’ll stab me in the back

My facade is part of me, peace I follow

Hate inside of me, normality is shallow

Left with pieces I exist only to live

beyond my breath, I try to give

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Take The Leap

“All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.” – Henry Miller

“The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps.”
– David Lloyd George

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I see it in your eyes, the pain you try to hide. Just beyond the beauty, right below the smile, lies the confusion, the pain of not knowing, the paralysis of indecision. You want to know for sure before you leap off that board of comfort. But you cannot know for sure, ever, that the leap your about to take is the right one. It’s that moment, when you step out of habitual comfort, out of imagined safety, it‘s that moment that a miracle of transformation, the creative motion of life, begins to reveal the you that you were created to be. God holds our hand to encourage us take the leap, only then will you see yourself and know by experience, the love of your creator.

10102011

Don’t Run – A lover’s cry to his beloved

“After all, it’s one thing to run away when someone’s chasing you. 

It’s entirely another to be running all alone.” 

 – Jennifer E. Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight 

“You can run,” Dorian said in a neutral tone that did nothing to lessen the intensity of his expression, “but sooner or later, you run out of places to run to.”
― Nalini Singh, Play of Passion   

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I call for you, though its dark all around

I know you can’t see me but you can hear the sound,

don’t run

No one has seen the little girl in your eyes

I know you my little one, my love is no surprise,

don’t run

In spite of all you’ve done to push me away

I still call out, hoping you will stay,

don’t run

Apart from others that call and hide

My love goes beyond them all, I can’t deny,

don’t Run

Come to me my sweet, scared little one

rest in my arms, yes, rest till your done,

don’t run.

09192011

All In – Reasons why I bet it all

“The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.” – Albert Einstein

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 You mock me when I place my whole being on a relationship you believe is a total loss. Let me tell you why I place all my chips on this roll of the dice…

I see the beauty overlooked by hasty and careless lovers

I see the hope in her intelligence, which she hid because she was told to be seen and not heard

I see the potential in her crazy wild rebellion, it chases the common fools away

I see the wonder in mischievous eyes, her wildness never tamed

I see the strength born from the violent men she has endured and survived

I see the determination to never give up, though the world laughs at her struggle

I see the passion that only a woman of character and spiritual vitality can bring

I see the scars that others gave her, trying to mar the beauty she wouldn’t give

I see the ravages that nature gave trying to lash her to the grave

I see the marvel of a woman, a companion, and a warrior by my side.

A woman, pure and undefiled, strong and wise, passionate and tender deserving of my gamble for the privilege to stand by her.

Also published in Broowaha Magazine