I Listen Outside

Is there nothing here

in this dawn

I listen outside

as the rain drips on

and on and on

Like the birds

that flap 

their wings

I listen outside

just to hear

their voices sing

Some are gone

taking cover

beneath a leaf

While others dance

and I breathe in

the relief

I listen outside

as the rain

drips free

I have many things

left to discover

inside of me

-December 2014

I wrote this for Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Music

Poets United Midweek Motif ~ MUSIC

Multiplying Promises

Do you ever 

close your eyes

long enough 

to dream

you know,

this awful world

isn't as awful

as it seems

Each time I think

you've learned

from your

mistakes

There you go

multiplying promises

until the last one

breaks

I watch

the pieces shatter

and splinter

in my bones

and all the words

that you say

don't mean

anything

anymore

-December 2014

Every Single Time

You keep

my heart beating

with just your 

silhouette

I haven't discovered

all there is 

to discover

about you, yet

but I'm on

my way

and I promise you

today

that I'll always

want to know more

about

your face

and how you

can calm me

with your warm

embrace

Oh, yes

it's true

I do 

love you

and when you put

your hand in mine

I'm grateful

that I've found you

every single

time

-December 2014