Remember

What’s happening?
Every which way
This way n’ that
I love how you love me
No matter what I do
You see me
Through
And
Through

Remember the time
When I held you while crying
Remember the time
When I felt like I was dying
Remember the time
When we fell down from laughter
Remember the time
Happily ever after

Your words show
That your heart is a good one
Your smile shows that
There is nothing more precious
Than the sun

We’ve seen every part
Of each other
We know every
In and out

You are my reason
Not to doubt
That pure love is
A truth
A sanctuary
For recalling
Our youth

I love you best friend
That’s what we call one another
A love to no end
Always gushing

The sad side
The mad side
The bad side
And still
Our cachinnation remains
Never too good for the other
Never too much for each other

This is bliss
This is happiness
We are the twin of acceptance
Raging with love

Remember the times
We have to look forward to

© GÄ

Blue Curtains

What have you disguised
Behind those blue curtains?
Is there something to hide
Something perhaps like
Too much light
A dirty secret
Scratches on the surface

Whatever it is
I can take it
Open that blue cotton
Make way for rays
In this room in ways
You’ve never seen before

Shadows running
For the hills
Only meaningful distractions
What could be keeping
Those shades drawn?
No matter the reason
There is a willingness
A pleasing
To open up
That oracle
Decipher the mystery
You’re keeping
Where screens have
Kept out what would
Surely flow in

Up and down they go

If you no longer
Want to confine
Whatever it is
This this…
Enigmatic hidden pleasure
If I tell you
You can trust me
If you trust me
And you do
When you’re ready
You can pull back
Those blue drapes
Take my hand
My wild escape
Serene surprise
When you’re ready
You can open up
Your eyes

© GÄ

Houdini Love

Sensational times
Escape every moment
I feel handcuffed to a lonely
Repertoire but I’m still willing
To perform stunts
A trapeze jump into
Your charms
Balance on the edge of a cliff

Ends of the Earth stuff

Homage to the heart
An allegiance to love
I’ll hand out programs to
Your talented sideshow
A circus I would happily join
Any day ambition
You are an artist of amour
Vaudevillian painter and lover
Restrain myself no more
Claim the beauty of lovemaking
It would be a sad grave
Without you next to me

The way I cherish your magician
Ashore the antics of a score
Tricks and music
A worthwhile orchestra
Medium to my third eye
I’ve knitted you a sweater
In the shape of
Every fulfillment
Also to make you feel better
When you’re down

You are the sound
My heartaches sing for
A Houdini of love
And star crafter
I rise up for moments like you

Because

We cannot ever guarantee
When they’ll show their face again

© GÄ

Imagination

Establishment
Based in popular
Coat colors
That look awful together
But keep you warm

Chickens that befriend
A self sacrificing
Meal to uphold
Their true bonds
In friendship are
Rooster worthy
The egg came first

Past particles of
Adhesives that never
Disappear but
Are occasionally good
For hanging things on

Even though it’s cold outside
It sure looks fashionable
Why don’t cold weather folks
Have clothing lines?

I have a thought
Lost in my nose
And my finger
Cannot reach it
The doctor says
It’s just my imagination
And that’s exactly why
I’m trying to find it

© GÄ

Marriage

Laughing
Caring for our home together
Breakthroughs
Flowers are growing

Arguing
We antagonize one another
We repeat the same lessons frequently
Trees are snapping

Stressing
We have contention
When we need a simple resolution
Cookies are burning

Confused
We cannot feel as close
As you are with your family
Memories are evaporating

But somehow…

Loving
We find each other
In the middle of a mesmerizing pool
Maddened rapids are subsiding

Float with me

© GÄ

Therapy

She says that she
Is an empath
She isn’t picking up on
My signals

Assuming incorrectly
She doesn’t ask
She is making
A decision
To get better

Might as well
I mean hell
It’s much more comfortable
In therapeutic congregation
Than having
An uncomfortable
Conversation about it
In real life
Truth serum
Is too blatant

No one wants to be called out

Nowhere to hide
From the furrow

Embrace the woman
You’re becoming
And not the child
You used to be

Lest ye burrow

Caught up in wanting
To do something about it
Rather than just doing it is

A contradiction
If you’re tongue tied with
The people standing
In front of you
Who want to understand you
Who want to love you

Help me find the cure for you
Like a medicine woman
Healing every cell
Of your alcove

© GÄ

If You Ever

If you ever think something is off with us
Know that I love you

If you ever think I’m upset with you
I love you

If you ever wonder if I’m okay
I love you

If my smile seems to drag a bit
I love you

If you ever wonder if we’re still friends
I love you

You are a light in my life
One that I will never take for granted
Something to always treasure

I love you forever

© GÄ

Get Up

Get up off the ground
Don’t make me drag you around
One way or the other
You’re coming with me
Get up off the ground
Love me or hate me

You will never forget me
But I hope that you will love me and say
Thank you for being my grace
Thank you for loving my face

At the end of the tunnel
There is a light
I know it looks really bright
But there is actually darkness on
The other side

Trust me even when your blinded
By this unpredictable life
I will not leave you behind
I am your castle I am your rock
In these sands of time
I am yours and you are mine

Everything will fade away someday
But I will be here anyway
The earth moves things around
Unsettles the ground we pave
Reminding us that we can’t
All be happy at the same time

I am always here for you

© GÄ

Makeup

While you talk about the woman
Who’s makeup isn’t on quite right
Do you know how hard it was
To show her face today in light?
Pull herself out of her bed
Tuck herself in late at night?
The best that she could do
Is amazing in my eyes
Thank you for showing up
Today my dear
Thank you for sharing
Your sweet smile
Thank you for taking time
To share your light
With us
You’re so inspiring

© GÄ