words – Poétique

Fulfill

To be strong in the vulnerability of
Our honesty is what matters most
Making the actions you take
Not a sin or a crime but a choice
That somehow hurtles you out of
Some self sacrificing pity and into
Another realm of respect in the
Eyes of those that love and adore you

When the lightning flashes
Brightening your surroundings
Like a tournament of heartbeats
Pounding stronger one more than
The other and then the pulse of
A sky illuminated by the silver
Moon is found highlighting the truths
Where will you be if there is
An unimaginable genuineness
Holding you in its charms

What ecstasy if not for vibrant
Realizations that could free us up
Mental clouds that leave us stranded
Deep in the weeds of luscious prairies
No longer growing to push back but
Yet to offer supple fruits and grains
For the wildlife that remain there with
Beguiled rains on the horizon isn’t there
A chance that we all might fulfill
Some solo meaningful propose to a dream…

Clouding

Immense emotion after all this time
Watch the rain unwind stretched out
Into little pieces like tears on a plain
Gravitating towards the west side
You can watch the cold air billowing
Beneath your nose and the shadows
From the light above cast slick images
With the movement and the sound of
Just being present in the elementary
Shock of unknowing things such as
Later today or tomorrow or ten years
From now but we still somehow charge
Ahead different from a time like the
Ancients who were savage and didn’t
Know if they would wake up alive or dead
But a similar consciousness to note
We are still humans creating challenges
And obstructing ourselves to feel
Some form of life coasting through our
Veins in the wet country of darkness
Seeking light and other forms of life
Will I remember to be a mad scientist?
Will I remember to have fun?
When the rest of the world stops
Following all the rules
Don’t forget to open the door for someone
Be kind to your neighbors when bombs
Come down from overhead in an
Apocalyptic thread unlike rain
It won’t matter if we’re dead

Innermost

Wait it’s not that deep
Breath on my ear
Whispering words
Fallaciously or even
Just to tease
Wait it’s not that deep
Surface connection
Take it brick by brick
Tongue on my ear
Flames are to lick
Illusory notes
At the back of my neck
Questions answered
When the heat settles down
Emotions are high
In the heart and the mind
Claims to be something
Romantic reminds me of
Sitting at the edge of a fountain
Feet dangling in the water
Reaching over with definite
Prattle tickling my ears
Handling fears
Wait it’s not that deep
Let the spark stoke the fire
Strike the match on the grit
Of my heart unpredictable
Moments in charge
Let the surface enrage
What the depth could engrave

Seeking

Calling something bad
Isn’t going to make it good
Just like writing the word
Meaningful down and expecting
It to naturally
Somehow have meaning
On its own
Could be enough
You make it bad
You make it good
You give words the power
To have meaning
How can dreaming of
Being remarkable be more
Than just that
A dream
It’s hard to find a sense of
What life is possible to be
If not surrounded by
Voices that encourage
Us to stretch
Controversy mixed with
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Is there complacency in
Contemporary clashing
Or have we lost our will
To catch passion

Regale

Regale us with your
Gorgeous tongue sweetly
Wagging out those sugary
Words spun to make the
Heart melt in an instant
Hands together we decide
When we make up our mind
We wake up our kindness
To hear what the heart said
And we are so much happier
Impossible love made possible
By the ability to see through
Everything that will stand
In our way we are light
We are darkness we are
Yin and Yang we are
Imparted by soul-hearted
Connection in every way

Just Some Words

I want you to say
You didn’t want it that way
To reach out on your own
To say you even miss the place
You used to call home
(Wishful thinking)
I want you to wish
You would have said
More things like this
But you didn’t
But you would’ve
(Broken dreams)
I want you to want to know
What I want you to say
Meet me at the table
I always wanted you to
Sit at with me
That you will be there
(Lunatic thoughts)
I want you to admit
That it was really good
That it was
Something you betrayed
Something you left behind
Something you threw away
Something you did
(Idealism hurts)
When you made the decision
Not to be kind
But to remind yourself
That you were always right
I want you to say
You were wrong
That you lied
To yourself
About how right
How good
How deeply
That I loved you
(Love is blind)
And to understand
That all I ever needed
Was to be acknowledged
For your crime
Not showing up for me
(Not reading my mind)
In the way you said
That you could
Or at least
For you to wish
You wanted to
I want you to say
You didn’t want it that way
To reach out on your own
To say you miss the home
I built for us
(That you abandoned)
I want you to wish
You would have said
More things like this
But you didn’t
Because you couldn’t
Hear my side
The sound of
(Your own voice)
To yourself was
More appealing

What Did You Feel

Was it real?
Did you feel
What you said you felt?
Now I have to question
All the things you said
And maybe it’s because
We never went to bed
And maybe it’s because
You can’t control me
Like you control everyone else
Or maybe it’s because
It wasn’t real
How did you feel
My recent conclusion
Comes from waves of outer space
Knowing that you could just be
A comet burning brightly
In and out of my existence
Just an outline to erase
Though we had years
To rediscover one another
I may not have been what you need
In this phase of your life
And I can’t need you
To be there for me
In ways that you’re
Incapable of being
Discovered
Too bad it feels
Too late

H

We didn’t make up
These words individually
They don’t belong to us
We protect what we say
We put the puzzle together
But we did not invent
Letter H alone
Did you …

Someone before you maybe
Someone who did
Everyone agreed
Someone before them
There was someone who did
And you learned
How to write it
H

You use words in this house
This letter
The sentences are born from you
And you call them your own
They are all you have
To hang on to
And without H
Your words
Wouldn’t be your words

It’s all too old
That’s all you’ve got in this world
Minus H

It’s all tat you ave to old onto
It’s all tat you ave in tis world

Even if
You didn’t invent them
Even if
You don’t know how they got here
Even if
Other people will share them
Even if
Some birds will speak them

You want to own them
But they are not yours
They belong to everyone
And you use them so well

A beautiful possession
Even though they don’t really belong
Even if they are not really his
Or hers or yours

They want to be heard
And you brought them to life
Now free to fly
Just as they came are the words
You want to be yours

Your Words

If you’re not opposed
I’ll set out a change of clothes
For when we finally
Get up this afternoon

I can’t remember when
The last time was
I had someone’s lips on me
I’d rather wait for you
Than hook up
Hopelessly

Like screaming fire!
In a crowded theater
My heart is beating
A mile a minute just thinking
Of when you’ll arrive

Why don’t you just
Throw a dagger into me
You sexy beast
Your words are like
Sensuous poetry

T-Shirt

If you say it
You have to wear it
Like a garment
In front of whom ever
You said it to
Be OK with them
Framing an opinion
About it

We wear our words
It’s how we’re heard
In the eyes of others
If you’re strong enough
To say it
Remember
You’ll be stronger
Because you did
You may be saying
The things
That no one else is and
It may feel like shit
But just say it!
It’s OK to break your own heart

A little bit

If the world that you’re making
Is a better place
To be in
Because of it

The auspicious time
Of the Solstice
Has been revered
In ancient wisdom
Powerful times
Embrace the
Changes in our lives

Honor the cycles
In a brilliant light
Crystalline
And cosmic sight
Directed at the center
Of the Earth of your core
Consciousness says

We wear our words
It’s how we’re heard
In the eyes of others
And if you’re strong enough
To say it
Remember
It’s how you convey it
You’ll be stronger
In the long run
Because you did