(written 2003) Times ago and in warm nights aboveI remember the soft cooings of the dovesand times beyond tender nights aheadI have rested so restless upon my bed.Time and time, and again and againI have wandered alone the empty lanethe loose gray gravel softly crying out”Cease and desist thy sad footsteps of doubt.” Times ago …
(written 2003) Resilience resides deep beneath the frailty of resolve,Dissolving only occasionally to keep itself from breaking.But from the stubborn jaw that’s set, never to exolve,Comes a tremble to the lips, that shows the heart is aching. Many years will come this way, where those (who care) must live,Alone in the comforting truth, that Truth …
(written 2003) What is that look in their eyes, the look that comes at “goodbye.” The look that says “Until when?” Instead of “then.” What is that stance they take, the one that fears a handshake, the stance that says “Don’t touch, I like you too much”? What is that feeling you get, when your caught in that net, struggling to find a …
