Time

Time keeps on passing

when you’re not looking

Even the crowded city streets

seem to be provoking

All the city lights

and on the oceans shore

come tiny waves of flickers

that keep us wanting more

-2011

Orion

In the shadows of your skin

I lay naked for your hand.

Swallow me like rain

and devour me like fruit.

Close your eyes and ponder my moans

and ravish my skin

into the midnight.

Lick the dew off my stomach

from the fresh morning.

I will ride you like thunder

and name you, Orion.

-July 1999

Where Do We Go From Here

I don't seem to write about you

much anymore

Lately I feel like running

out my front door

Out into the void

where your words can't hurt me...

anymore

Maybe there will be

no turning back

But why did you have to

hurt me like that

All I wanted was

to be close to you

I never wanted to think

that trying was no use

Oh, where do we go from here

Oh, where do we go from here

I thought you were the one

to hold me tight each night

and tell me everything is

gonna be alright

But you never hold me

the way you used to do

You never say you love me

unless I say it to you

Oh, where do we go from here

where do we go

tell me baby, where do we go

I can't imagine leaving you

but sometimes it hurts so much

Why can't you just give me

your comforting touch

If there's one thing I know

I don't want to lose you

I'm just not sure if you

feel the same way too

Why don't you calm my fears

and get down on one knee

and tell me you want nothing in this world

but me

-April 2012

I Need To Feel You

I just want to feel you

warm against my skin

I want to melt into you

come on and let your heart

sink in

I want to feel

your soft hands all around me

whisper in my ear and tell me

I'm all that you need

Because I need to feel you

warm against my skin

and I want nothing more

than to breath you in

-February 2012

Your Empty Ocean

My heart breaks

and my knees give way

Tears stream down my face

caused by the hurtful words

that you say

I'm a hard woman to please

How would you know the difference

Pleasing has never been

your forte

You know me well

not that well

My heart sinks 

in your empty ocean

I'm drowning in the silence

of words 

that are never spoken

I drift along

through your rapid swells

Grasping at the safety lines

I thought I knew well

Will I stay adrift

or will I wash ashore

You already have my heart

I can't give you anymore 

-2011

Dormant

My world turns in circles
even I don't understand
while my hopes and dreams
lay openly in my hand
for the whole world to see
and for anyone to ignore
if only I could make my way
through my own front door
listening to the stammering feet
of the busy city folks
while I'm throwing out the whites 
and eating all the yolks


-2011

Beautiful You

I want to feel you

inside of my bones

my heart's telling me

I'm already home

oh you

oh, beautiful you

You make me feel 

just like a child

so safe and so loved

and maybe just a little bit wild

oh you

oh, beautiful you

oh you

oh, beautiful you

I'll trace the outline

of your body each night

as long as each morning

you hold me real tight

to you

oh, beautiful you

For as long as I live

I'll love your sweet face

the soft feel of your hands

and your loving embrace

oh you

oh, beautiful you 

oh you

oh, beautiful you

oh you

sweet, beautiful you

-2011