2019 Poetry

Your body

You’ve lived in that bodyAll your lifeFelt it growKnow each muscleEach boneEvery scarYou know its weaknessIts strength. You’ve lived in that brainAll your lifeMade a choiceChanged your mindEach regretEvery dreamYou know how you thinkIt’s hope. You’ve never seen who you areAll your lifeNever known the real reasonThe women who want youThe men who’ll follow youThe…

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If

If I could breathe for you,Every breath would be sweet.If my heart could beat for you,You’d rush to the deep.If I could think for you,I’d use each node in my brain.If I could suffer for you,I’d hold all your pain.

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All is well

When I was lost and sad,Suffering and aloneI ran to you because I knewYou could comfort meLike no one else.Though I barely knew youI felt you alive in an instantLike a dark roomLit by a flip of the switchYou were in my head againAnd touching my heartIn just momentson your porchI was safeAnd warmAnd whole.…

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Some day

Some day in the futureWhen I am yoursAfter you’ve gone to workI’ll curl into our bedAnd breathe deeplyYour scent still on the sheetsYour taste still on my lipsMy fantasies realizedI’ll smile with delightSome day.

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Suffering Alone

I don’t want to hear your voiceOnly when you’d like to charm meOr when you feel like laughingOr romantically disarm me. I want to hear your voicewhen you crawl into crazyAnd nothing makes senseLogic fails, your mind betrays. I want to hear your voiceWhen you want to be aloneAnd sadness is winningTears are falling and…

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The best man

Fucked up and miserableSad and angryAnxious and lost and confusedI see you how you areAnd yet I love youI know what you’ve beenWhat you could beWatching you struggle,I know who you are.And it’s the best manI’ve ever seen.

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Flawed

Watching you struggle,Feeling you suffer,Hearing your delight,Knowing your soul,Thinking with you,I know who you are.Maybe at your worst.And it’s the best manI’ve ever seen.Strong.Vulnerable.Flawed.Good.

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Rain

Rain falling reminds me that we can’t control what comes from aboveJust as we fall like the rain for the one that we love.The flowers by design attract the honey beeSo I know you will always be beautiful to meAnd as the sun sets and we give into desireI’m filled with wonder that never ceases…

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Love so fair

I can see where I went wrongThis time I’ll be vigilant for waning wantAnd watch for signs of fading trustI’ll hope that all that we discussWon’t lead to hatred or disgust. If ever I fight or hide or prowlLooking for reasons to set you asideI know how fragile love can beHow easy not to abideAnd…

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Navaho weavers

I weave a tapestry of lifeFrom the remnants of dreamsI thought I was entitled toThis new quilt is warmerthan the old oneAnd softer tooThere’s more room for changeAnd space for flawsIn the blanket of loveThat surrounds meWrap yourself in my dreamsThey’ll comfort you tooAnd you’ll find yourselfBuilding new life fromwhat you thought was lostAnd finding…

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