Misunderstood

Love came to me
innocent and smiles
so full of hope
but little wisdom
Safe in my dreams
faith like a child's
Love spoke too softy
I didn't listen
Love whispered
to my deafening soul
you will have great memories
But I realize now, as I grow old
he actually said
you will break from misery

Backwards

I wanted to be born
at another time
when Elizabeth Browning
was so moved by rhymes
from her lover's kiss
with her thoughts entwined
around their private bliss
This should have been mine

I wanted my eyes
to glance longingly
upon my pride's own match
mirrored in Mr. Darcy
Oh to feel that moment
when he declared his heart
no longer in torment
or fear that we would part

Dear Emma and John
two best friends for life:
one proposed as her husband
one promised as his wife

I wanted to be born
at another time
when I could be yours
and you could be mine

Sunset

How suddenly
in an instant
can words resurface between
my past, present and future hope
of every dying dream...
Will whispers, promises and a distant kiss
satisfy what you really need...
Wardrobed in particles of setting sunlight
along a darkened stream

Happiness

A lover's song for you escapes my lips
attempting to redeem my missing touch
Upon your face my searching fingertips
will smooth your worried lines --but not enough
to turn the lonely nights into the dawn
where we lay silently in peaceful sleep
Our skin warmed by the rising of the sun
still flushed from our midnight intimacy
Oh how I love your mouth pressed hard upon
my own, my arms, my legs, my...everywhere!
The deepest fears in me are almost gone
as long as you promise me you'll be there
When moonlight and sunlight reflect our kiss
Where time and space become our happiness

Recycled

Monday is filled with love and happiness
Tuesday brings a growing stress
Wednesday forces a much needed talk
Thursday makes me want to crawl under a rock
Friday is mostly too cordial or silent
Saturday hurts like physical violence
Sunday feels like the only day of reflection
upon your recycled lack of affection

Between

The difference between
a smile and a tear
is a co-dependent choice
Only decided upon
before, after, and if
I finally hear your voice
The distance between
where we were and where we are
has yet to be secured
constantly tested and broken
by unsettled feelings
and the pain of being ignored

Vampire

I feel you shadow me
craving my pale white skin
drawn to your thirst for my blood
I'm aching to let you in
all the way to my heart
soul sacrificed to your need
never once fearing the pain
consuming me while you satisfy your greed
Curiously watching you inhale
my decadent scent as I continue to bleed
Something inside of me burns
destroying fabrics of heartaches before
fire constricts my breathing
as my nails scrape the marble floor
Cool stone combines with flames
venom spreads to my innermost core
Dying slowly for you
my eyes still begging for more...