Sacred Room
before I entered the sacred room
sounds of symphony strings
harps
violins
Brazilian guitars strumming
before I entered the sacred room
pedals of roses strewn across my path
leading to the great door
slightly ajar the end of the archway
torches flicker along both sides of the hallway
portraits of you
masterpieces all
beckon
entreating me to hasten my steps
before I entered the sacred room
sounds of angels
sacred hymns in languages I couldn’t translate
sopranos
their high notes running through me
awakening my senses
tingle every nerve as I hastened my steps
before I entered the sacred room
just a few feet before me
door ajar
trembling hands reaching for the latch
the gods summoned
provide me the strength
for the weight of the great ancient wooden door
would take all that ... |
Arrival In Greece
when I came to
time passed
seasons changed
storms turned into rainbows
and
rainbows turned into storms
that I didn't remember hearing this morning
when I came to
my tongue spoke languages
unfamiliar to me
subtitles unnecessary
I thought it was my native tongue
no translation necessary
she understood every utterance
when I came to
Ovidean script written in Greek pen
crawls slowly against the ceiling
like a Hollywood marquis
wrinkled white toga
seen strewn across the other side of the room
when I came to
swimming in the waters of myself
perspiration
floating backwards
morning sun shining down upon me
no
that was your eyes
peering into the present state of helplessness
when I came to
I heard her say something
whisper something
barely ... |
Everytime
(Lyrics to the wedding song I had sung to my wifey by my best friend... she had no idea I wrote and composed the music... special moment...)
everytime
I think of you
there I am staring into space
my mind just wonders off
and there I am in another place
holding hands with you
while we walk along a sandy shore
and everytime I turn around
I find I'm needing you more and more
just to run my hands slowly through your hair
please don't mind if I stare
too long
I hope this is what it seems
and is not a dream
so much love I feel
it must be wrong
without an invitation
you searched and found the key
and unlocked the doors to me
and there`s no way that I can lose
because you'll be the one
I'll choose
everytime
you call my name
reality just fades away
I get so wrapped up inside y... |
Commitment
(true story.... but the "thing" didn't work out down the road)
I am quite sure I know
exactly
what you are looking for
closely studying the billboard signs erected along the highways of your life
reading between the lines
rolling down the window on the drivers' side
slowing my pace
taking a good look at your face
as you speak in parables over dinner
neither of us saints
neither of us a hardcore sinners
destined to be rescued at the last minute
all of this is a test
sometimes
the key is just to be in it until the end
and the parables you speak aloud are quite unique
in that all of us are different
but travel in the same boat
in the same water we float until the tide pulls us to shore
so
I know
exactly
what you are looking for
I can only tell you th... |
Blue Lights In The Basement
(loved this album back in high school...)
blue lights in the basement
Roberta and Donny sing to me
slowly
softly
getting me closer to you in the dark corner by the washer
dryer
and clothesline
secluded moments
whispered words uttered
not to be remembered tomorrow
neither one of us could translate
anticipating
from the moment the first slave chain rattled onto the Savannah shoreline
dollars laid hand to hand
as she cried
and pleaded for her children in muffled silence
she was next in line
eventually
becoming my turn to writhe not in unspeakable pain
but to be transfixed with you in the corner of this basement while
Norman Connors takes me away on his spaceship
tonight
on time arrival
never late
trying to comprehend the juxtaposition between pain
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With Lust
(didn't know I had these many in the attic!)
lust
seduced me into a moment of unfaithfulness
drawing in my wandering gaze
your fingers
felt reaching out to me in a dimly lit hallway
running sinfully through my hair
filling my mind with a myriad of thoughts
social
historical
carnal
poetic thoughts
door left ajar
low light seen on the night stand
creeping
again
along the dimly lit back hallway
not wanting to get caught red handed
satisfying my moment of gratification
but
I couldn't help myself
was transfixed
mesmerized
lusting
when I saw the first three lines of your poem
fever pitched curiosity
hating the term
"nosey"
but it is what it is
and that's alright
the first three lines of your poem
s... |
Yesterday's Menu
maybe
if stars were aligned then
and my fingers were crossed
all my piggy bank coins
emptied into the wishing wells at the mall
clicking the red heals of my converse sneakers
closing my eyes
wishing
I were home with you
maybe
some moments would find us in the kitchen
at the dinner table
feverishly exchanging stanzas in notebook pads
tit for tat
holsters empty
shells of verbs
adjectives
nouns found on the carpet
quiet storm smooth grooves in the background
incense igniting the mood in soft misty clouds
maybe
in the kitchen
at the dinner table
a gluttonous glance
the menu would have been
you
five courses
could be more
toss salad
entree
gravy dripping on my shirt
I didn't mean to be so messy in my haste to
consume the evening meal
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Touche
(last one... back to the business of being a well-behaved poet)
I was not really unfaithful
or having a cheating moment
a relapse of the days
or more like
uneven
but gloriously blissful
intoxicating and
unapologetic nights
when I came to her shores to sow my wild oats
and you
up and about
doing this
doing that
no unusual expression on your face
as I sat here
ashamedly and apologetic about my
unintentional moment of unfaithfulness
not sure what lit the fuse
something on the TV
something out of the blue made me think of her
and that moment
or
moments we shared so long ago
when I got up early
to make donuts with extra oats
and whole wheat
we were very health conscious then
her smell
her touch
the aroma of the aftermaths
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Old Testament
pouring down
like the Noah forty day downpours
covers my earth
overflowing my seas
blackness
my vision
nothing can be seen
your touch
sends signals to my brain
bypassing detour signs
and blinking street lights along the way
just missed a collision
something coming from the other direction
ignoring speed limits
lightning strikes
unseen
thunder stirs my silence
a momentary twitch
and I am upright
once again
floods
I hear the waves outside
calling my name
public address announcer
SCREAMING
"next"
it ends
blackness gone
the carnage lay before me
seas
recede back to the arid of yesterday
your touch
signals returns acceptable speed limits
pedestrians
green... |
Crayons
it is the morning after
the sunlight finds us purple
where hours before I was blue
and you were a red
black on the left
white on the right
blending into a beautiful shade of gray
and when the morning came
a wonderful box of crayons we became
because I loved you
and you loved me
together
we melted the whole box on the steamy radiator
our portrait
is where we lay
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