Out To Sea

Move me                

 if you can

              Do what                               

        you will            

               Push me                                

                out to sea                

and I'll float           

  Just watch

me go                     

     and I'll grow

with you                

 or against

the currents         

           that try to bind

  this soul                 

 You can  

  follow me               

           while I dance 

along the waves   

    and lick  

   the moon dry           

           beneath this

starry sky             

-February 2015

See Through

I feel

the pane

beneath my

finger tips

They glide

like they're

moving

on soft velvet

But there's

no rhythm

no beat

I sense 

that it's

my insides

lying dormant

and wishing 

for the sun

If you hold

the pane

to the light

I wonder

if you can see

right through me

-February 2015

Poets United Mid Week Motif-Glass(es)

A Facet of Urban Life

I love the dripping rain

making music in my ears

I wish it would fill me up

and wash away my fears

I'd love to forget the mugging

that happened just yards

from my front door

I wish someone could tell me

that it won't happen anymore

But I know that isn't true

when living in this city scape

and all that's in my power

is to keep myself

from filling up with hate

-February 2015

Puzzle

The puzzle

rips open

and the pieces

fall out

The understanding

that was there

has now

turned to

doubt

Things used

to fit

so neatly

inside

of this

space

There's no easy

solution

that is found

in this

place

Dreamers

are accused

of dreaming

too much

There's too many

screens blinking

causing us

to lose

touch

Go back

a few steps

Is there

any light

in sight

Or have all

the walls

been washed down

with so much

terror

that we forget

we can 

fight

-February 2015

Untitled

(This is untitled, for now).

I'm weightless

and drifting

through your

plane

Do you feel

my voice

when I call out

your name

I'm shifting

whenever I'm next

to you

Do you feel it

oh, do you feel it

too

I'm melting

whenever you touch

my skin

Open up 

your heart

and let me

sink in

Oh, what do you say

let's do it all today

We'll just move

everything

out of our

way

I'm moving

now that I'm

so close

to you

I know

you're moving

I feel it

when you

do

-January 2015

Making Ends Meet

She used to sell

just about everything

to make ends meet

The many things

we sat on

played with

ate from

and wore

All reminders

that nothing

is permanent

Nothing stays

the same

We'd watch our stuff

get picked over

We'd watch them

try to haggle her

but she never showed

desperation

You'd never see

the loss

in her eyes

as money

exchanged hands

And just like that . . .

ours became theirs

-December 2014

It's Cold Outside Tonight

I close my eyes

and watch the river

bend beneath

my feet

I hope and pray

that the homeless man

finds someplace

warm enough

to sleep

Because it's cold outside

tonight

and as the waves

wash through me

I still know 

what feels

wrong

and what feels

right

We hurt each other

out of selfishness

If only

we'd been taught

to follow our bliss

Then we'd find

our true road

to happiness

Oh, it's cold outside

tonight

Living in this world

shouldn't be

such a

fight

Because there's no one

winning

on either side

Oh, it's cold outside

tonight 

-December 2014