light holds it back

  In the distance he sees an ally fall

  In the distance he sees someone's hope shatter

   

  He calls upon his friends

  To light for him his way

  He calls upon his friends

  So he does not go astray

   

  This noble paladin

  Whose name is known to all

  This man of myth

  Who will never fall

   

  He sees the faces

  Of those who fell before him

  He sees their souls

  Escape the darkness and turn to the light

  He sees the twisted faces

  That have fallen by his sword

  Their blood runs warm then cold

  As they defy the light and embrace the night

   

  People will tell stories of him

  as the days speed by

  People will speak of the Paladin

  who stood alone to fight the night

   

  There are times when tales

  become tall instead of true

  When the factual story becomes

  lost in the folds of time

   

  Yes, in body he stood alone

  but not in his heart, mind, and soul

  When your friends are with you

  you never have to fight alone

  I Speak of You

   

   

  I speak of you

  and people listen

  I think of you

  and my cocoa eyes begin to glisten

   

  I mention you and

  they suddenly understand

  I say your name

  and they know me for the man that I am

   

  People have told me

  to stop with this obsession

  People have told me

  to move on without hesitation

  To these people I did not listen

   

  You have inspired me

  to write the things I do

  These are the reasons that

  I speak of you

  I Am Free

   

   

  When the sun rises then dies

  When the darkness wakes and then sleeps

  there is a change upon this world

  A change that is because of her

   

  I am now free

  to love in the open

  I no longer have to

  keep my feelings to myself

   

  Perhaps I can fly now

  She has given me the wings

  Perhaps I can soar now

  She has given me the wind

   

  If I jump I shall not fall

  If I leap I will be caught

  Nothing can stop love

  that's what I've always thought

   

  I no longer fear the lands of False Hope

  That my heart and mind created

  I am now free to walk where I choose

  I am unstoppable, I cannot lose

   

  Let the demons come

  they never really existed

  Let doubt whisper to me

  once again, I will not listen

   

  She holds my heart

  and parts of my soul

  The joy that I feel is all because of her

  and the things that we share

   

  There are things in life

  that are meant to be

  Why couldn’t I see

  The false doubts I had in me?

   

  I have no doubts now

  I have no chains

  My trial of the heart is over

  And I was found guilty

  To Stand in Defiance

   

   

  Windows are broken

  glass is on the floor

  there is banging at the door

  open it, let in the light

  Don't give into darkness'

  plight

   

  Words were said

  none of them were met

  Your heart fills with regret

  You head towards the abyss

  not knowing what's to come

  if you go you leave behind the bliss of life's drum

   

  Listen to what they say

  listen to your heart

  if you fall tonight

  you leave behind life's art

   

  There are things that happen

  good and bad, but there are reasons,

  they mold us, change us

  make us who we are

  they make us strong

  Greater Hands

   

   

  The star of life

  high in the sky

  sparkling like

  a white tiger's eye

   

  Forever together

  Never being stopped

  Willing to reach out

  and touch what others

  will not

   

  Through life

  comes friendship

  for ever more

  not ever with out

  ever getting more

   

  I come to you

  in your sleep

  I come to you

  and hold your hand

  I sit besides you

  though I am not there

  I sit besides you

  and wait

   

  I look down at you

  tears in my eyes

  I look down at you

  and pray for you to come back

  I look down at you

  deep into your eyes

   

  I look down in to your soul

  I touch it, feel it, try to help it

  I kneel besides your bed

  Your hand in mine

  A gentle squeeze

  a soft caress of the cheek

   

  I wish, I pray

  I want not for

  Greater Hands to

  take you away

  I stand besides your bed

  my sword of myth drawn

  I stand keeping a vigil

  that shall not end

  I stand defiantly pushing

  back Greater Hands that

  I can not hope to contend

  Yet I fight with them as I know

  you are too

   

  I sit, kneel, and stand here

  fighting the Greater Hands

  with you

  Speaking of You

   

   

  An Angel came to

  me in the night

  nearly blinding me

  with her light

  She gave thanks to me

  and still I know not why

  I only dried her tears

  as she cried

   

  A Lion too came to me

  a beast of hidden beauty

  "I don't have a heart" she said

  The way to it I lead

  She has one of the biggest

  hearts I have ever seen

  Loyal to the end

   

  A far away friend has

  listened to me babble

  Understanding every word

  always being stable

   

  My CL and I have

  been through so much

  She is way over there

  yet I feel a link

  How often have we

  been on the brink?

   

  The one who's name

  stands for nothing

  Has everything at her

  figure tips

  Is truly someone in and out

  Of this I have no doubt

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  The one who commands

  the storm's fury

  holds a shield in her hand

  I have seen the other side

  and know what every one

  else is missing

  The shield will never

  block your light

  Celestra, a name that means

  "Of the Heavens"

  A name that is so true,

  only if she as well as others knew

  Look to your soul and you may

  find what you have been looking for

  all this time

   

  The one who holds my heart

  I need not say her name

  I am glad that she

  is a part of my life

  A very special light for me

   

  She who hides behind

  cape and cowl

  A partner in torture

  and friendship

   

  The one that

  is my "little sis"

  one of song and soul

  She understands the hope

  she feels the faith

  Love will come to her

   

  The Old Soul

  that has been

  through so much

  and still is strong,

  stronger then she

  may ever know

   

  The Unbranded One

  the times we have shared

  at times when we

  should have been in bed

  The stories we have told

  He calls me Buddy and I

  call him Old Friend

   

  The girl who stands

  watch over the darkness

  Her name hidden from all

  that she knows

  I keep the secret that

  she let me know

  A world lies in the things

  that she creates

   

  All of the above have

  excepted me as I am

  All of the above have

  changed my life for the better

  giving my life meaning and matter

   

  I hope that I have returned

  these gifts over ten fold

  I hope that am a true friend

  to have and to hold

  I can never fully repay

  all that you have done

  I can never say

  the appropriate words

  to let you know what

  you all mean to me

  Hands

   

   

  With and without

  Visible and not

   

  To grip and grab

  To hold and to know

  Things are to be touched

  felt and known

  Hands

   

  Hands of the eyes

  Hands of the heart

  The soul to hold

  To feel and touch

  Forever feeling

  Forever learning

   

  Hating to be alone

  Feeling both of love and hate

  Happiness and fear

  To hold another is the desire

   

  To feel warmth

  To feel a gentle grasp

  Fingers intertwined, forever

   

  Hand in Hand

  Missing You

   

   

  We are together now

  like I wanted to be

  But I miss you now

  and want you here with me

   

  I miss you in the morning

  when I first wake

  I miss you when I am asleep

  if you have not entered my dreams

   

  I miss you when I stand out in the cold

  for only you can heat me the way I need

  I miss you when I ride to this place

  in the silence that is with me

   

  I miss you when I look at the stars

  that try to contend with your eyes

  I miss you when I must walk away

  for all I want to do is stay

   

  I miss your delicate touch

  and your warm smile

  I miss your arms

  and your eyes

   

  But most importantly,

  I simply miss you

  Paladin Reborn

   

   

  Like the mighty Phoenix

  that rises from the ashes

  He too will rise again

  to defend all that is light

   

  He will not be the same

  as when he last walked

  He will have a new body

  and a new name

   

  One of his descendents will

  become him

  And follow the ways of

  the Paladin

   

  This young lad will inherit

  his ancestor's sword

  And will soon learn the

  lessons he must

   

  The trials will be hard

  for this young one

  As they were for those

  who came before him

   

  It is always with regret

  that ones of this blood

  Slay those who act

  in the darkness

   

  The young one will

  rise when it is time

  And lead all those

  who will follow

   

  When the darkness

  has come

  When the shadows

  don't fall

   

  The light of his blade

  will be the only light on the land

  The way of the warrior will sadly

  be the only way to live

  Dark can not exist without Light

  Death can not exist with out Life

  Each needs the other

  and that is way he does not fall to the night

   

  He fights to maintain the light

  He fights to keep life

  The darkness does not know him

  Has not touched him in strife

  The Treasure

   

   

  She is my treasure,

  this wonderful girl

  She is my treasure,

  my love, my life

   

  More beautiful then the finest diamond

  More precious then gold

  More valuable then silver

  Rarer then all three

   

  I would fight for

  my treasure

  Like a dragon would

  fight for his hoard

   

  I would give my life

  for my treasure

  Like no one else would

   

  My treasure is of

  flesh and blood

  My treasure is of

  heart and soul

  Now You Must Move On

   

   

  We came together in the night

  having no idea what we would discover

  Together we stayed

  through that dark period

   

  And now your life says

  that you must move on

  I will stay behind

  and hold the fort for you

  When you leave you take

  my heart with you

  That way we will never

  truly be apart

   

  You cried on my shoulders

  and I even cried on yours

  You knew what I needed

  when you saw it in my eyes

   

  And now your life says

  that you must mov
e on

  I will stay behind

  and hold the fort for you

  When you leave you take

  my heart with you

  That way we will never

  truly be apart

   

  You held the door for me

  as I stepped into a kind of new life

  You held your hand out to me

  when I was being touched by strife

   

  You saw me for what I am

  You took me for what I will become

  My Lady of the Sky

   

   

  My Lady of the Sky

  She gave my heart

  the wings to fly

   

  As it soars above the clouds

  It leaves the hurt and hate behind

  Like all things

  It moves on in time

   

  But I look at My Lady

  and wonder way she cries

  Why should she weep

  when she has made me fly?

   

  I am not prepared to die

  She has given me breath of life

  And I bow to her in strength

  And I kneel before her in power

   

  I take My Lady's hand

  and we fly into the sky

  Up above the clouds

  beyond what is known

   

  She takes my heart

  and gives me a push

  Into the star filled heavens

   

  She joins me there

  in my dreams and hopes

  And whispers that

  I am not alone

   

  Odd how things work out

  How people meet by what seems like chance.

   

  What would this Knight

  do with out his Lady?

  He shall never know

  nor will he ever want to

   

  Thank you for the wings

  My Sky-Lady

  The Poet

   

   

  'Tis all the poet

  has written

  'Tis all that he

  has to say

   

  He thanks you

  for reading

  And hopes that you will

  visit his heart again some day

  Temp

   

  the life of

  a temp is

  wild and free

  and lived on

  the wind

  For You Are My Mother

   

   

  I will always believe

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will always dream

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will always create

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will always love

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will never forget

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will always learn

  For you are my Mother

   

  I will always teach

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will never lose

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will always have faith

  For you are My Mother

   

  I will always help

  For you are My Mother

   

  To Live

  To Love

  To Dream

  For you are My Mother

  Misunderstood

   

   

  I wrote something

  And now it has come back

  To haunt me

  Like the ghost of death

   

  You misread

  What I said

  You should know

  How I feel

   

  You stopped believing for

  Too long

  Now my friend

  You are gone

   

  Why can’t you

  Believe

  What I said

   

  I was trying to

  Protect you

  And miss wrote

  My thoughts

   

  Now you must

  Have doubts about me

  Doubts about

  what we are

   

  why can’t you

  look into my heart

  and tell the

  feelings apart?

   

  You called me

  A dick

  It hurt so bad

  To feel you mad

   

  What does

  A Duke do

  And you can’t

  understand?

  He sits

  and writes his feelings

  and hopes

  for the answer

   

  the truth be

  known through

  the poetry

  pure

   

  Shall this be the

  Last time I try to protect you

  Only to have my

  Own throat slit?

   

  Ignore me now

  And cause the pain

  Until you feel that

  I am redeemed

   

  Until I have suffered

  And bleed enough

  For you to be

  Content with my punishment

   

  I have tears

  That you could

  Not see

  Salty with sorrow

   

  You yelled

  At me

  And I listened

  To the razors that you spit

   

  I fell into

  The ever dizzying

  Pit of disbelief

   

  That you could

  Not see

  What I had in me

  Simple Words on Fishing

   

   

  He cast his line

  Into the water with a

  Plop, a flop

   

  A tug on

  The line

  The feeling divine

   

  YANK!!!

  The sunfish is now

  On the bank

   

  He takes it from

  Its hook

  Like he saw in a book

   

  And feels the rail

  Like scales

  On it’s side

   

  FLASH!!!

  The picture is taken

  And the fish is set free

  By me.

  Only You

   

   

  Alone in a

  Room full

  Of people and

  Noise

   

  The bass

  Pounds my

  Chest and

  Racks my

  Heart

   

  The people dance

  Around me

  But they are

  Almost unseen

   

  I escape into

  My own little

  World

   

  I almost

  Can’t feel the

  Touches of the

  People around

  Me

   

  My heart

  Cries the tears

  Of loneliness

  From deep within

   

  I try to

  Think of other

  Things but there

  Is only you

   

  Only you

   

  The street lamp cast

  My shadow into

  The
night

   

  A figure that

  Stands alone in

  The night breathing

  The chill air

   

  I am wrapped

  In my cloak

  Of uneasy silence

   

  I speak not

  To them nor

  To myself

  But scratch

  Upon this paper

  The happenings of

  The night

   

  Wrapped in dark

  And chill and

  Begging for your

  Warmth that

  Does not come

  Purify

   

  Like a dark sentinel

  That stands against the light

  The River of Death flows

  Beyond it, feeds its deep roots

   

  Its gnarled branches

  Stretched towards

  The heavens to steal

  The righteousness of life

   

  Its twisted trunk

  Consumed by the

  Sap of hatred

  Housing the dark creatures of the night

   

  It mocks at me

  And challenges my right

  To live in harmony

  Calmness and peace

   

  I stare it down

  And raise my axe of faith

  I hack and slash in calmness

  And this dark sentinel falls before me

   

  Shall I purify it

  With the fire pure?

  Nay I will let

  It purify it’s self

  Redemption

   

  Pushing its way from

  The dirt

  Growing away from the

  Darkness and hurt

   

  Its father rots beside

  Him

  Becoming one with

  The earth

   

  The son blinks

  At the light

  And turns away

  From his dark roots

  I Am the Night Watcher

   

   

  I am the Night Watcher

   

  I watch over you

  As you slumber

  I keep the dark from

  Blotting out your dreams

   

  I walk the ink black

  Of the night hours

  I am like the moon that

  Is the light at night

   

  I am the Night Watcher

   

  I see you as a nightmare

  Takes hold of your heart

  I sit besides you

  And dry your tears

   

  I sit and watch the night

  For those that require my aid

  Loneliness is upon me

  But I turn to the stars

   

  I am the Night Watcher

   

  You sleep while

  I enter my prime

  I stand close to you

  Acting as your guard

   

  The night surrounds me

  Comforts me in dwindling light

  Envelope me oh dark sky

  Hold me to your star speckled bosom

   

  I am the Night Watcher

   

  I am as silent as

  The night breeze

  I am as unseen as

  A dark shadow

  I will watch over you

  On this night

  When the future comes

  I will watch over you then

   

  I am the Night Watcher

   

  Fear not the night

  Nor those that walk it

  I am one that does

  I know the night

   

  I will protect you

  I am the Night Watcher

  Rise to Dance

   

   

  Born again of fire

  From the coals

  And ashes

  Smoldering heat

   

  My soul flies

  Free to the heavens

  To dance with stars

  In the chill of the night

   

  The moon is our

  Spot light that

  Lights the vacant

  Dance floor

   

  Just you and

  Me together in

  The black of the

  Night sky

   

  Look to the sky

  And watch the dancing

  Stars do the tango

  And the waltz

   

  Two burning ambers

  Hold each other

  Close in the night

  Spinning into eternity

   

  To Love is

  To heat the

  Cold of space

  And to set the soul free

   

  The deed is

  Done and free

  And I have another

  Five hundred years to play

  Return to Pain

   

  So this is what

  It feels like to be destroyed

  To have your heart shattered for

  The second time by the same love

   

  I find no comfort in the night

  A mocking vortex of loneliness

  Where I once found comfort

  And steady peace

   

  Shaky ground has racked

  A once sturdy frame

  The silhouette against the moon

  Is frail and helpless

   

  Rocking in quite timidness

  His being shattered from the inside out

  The core so baffled so

  Full of nothing

   

  His head hangs in his hands

  And for the first time his eyes are weary

  He does not believe that his legs will support him,

  That he will just fall to his knees in the mud

   

  The feeling of having failed coming to him

  Pushing him down into the earth

  Like a hammer pounding down

  At a nail, pushing it into hard wood

   

  From this hole in the ground I

  Look up to see that the sky

  Shows no stars just the

  Black storm clouds that will not bring rain

  Like the Deer

   

   

  She was trapped

  Shackled and confused

  Bound by cuffs of

  Not knowing

   

  She had to be free

  She could not be caged anymore

  She needed to run

  Like the deer

  Oh To Be A Monkey

   

   

  Oh to be a monkey

  And swing from tree to tree

  To eat bananas

  And see from on high

   

  To have my home destroyed

  So that cattle can feed

  Or so you can have an expensive

  Bed to sleep in

   

  I used to have a tree limb

  To sleep on, but you took

  It away from me

   

  Where will I play?

  My food is being taken

  Away like my

  Children’s future

   

  Do you see me dumping

  Waste into a river?

  Or making the air I breathe

  Turn so dark?

   

  That’s right, dress my

  Friends up in silly

  Costumes and put them in

  Movies to make your mone
y

   

  Just remember when

  It comes time

  That we do not destroy

  Ourselves.

   

  We know not the wraith

  Of the atom splitting

  And burning into

  Infinity

   

  We will be forced to suffer

  Because you can not

  Live forever in peace.

  Because you destroy your home

   

  Oh to be a monkey

  Untold Love Retold

   

   

  A gem sparkles in a ring

  Who knew what happiness it could bring?

  Forever wrapped in gold

  A story that has already been told

   

  A story of a man

  And the love he gave

  A story of a man and

  The hurt that burns within

   

  He looks deep down

  Into the prismatic stone

  A radiant glow that mimics

  The emotion churning within his soul

  And sees nothing but his shattered heart

   

  It is sad but true

  A shadow of what he once knew

  He stands there in a warm embrace

  His soul churning,

  Internal storm burning

  Tears stinging her soft face

   

  He looks to her now and then

  And wonders if and when

  Emotions burned by the fire

  Not willing to lose what they still have

   

  So instead he hopes and prays

  At times venturing into

  The world of false hope

  It is on the border he stands now

  His sword of myth drawn now

  He peers across the forsaken land

  And puts all of his hopes on love

  Praying for divine intervention from above.

  Dancing at the Beach

   

   

  Warm sand beneath our feet

  With music

  Sweet on the air

  And your scent

  Lingering close

  We dance on the sand

  Warm beneath our feet

  Little shells

  From the sea

  Make the dance floor

  For you and me

  Flowers

   

  Roses of the colors three

  One is you and one is me

  The third color may not be known

  But it is for the love that we’ve shone

   

  Take my heart red like this rose

  Know my love is pure like the petals

   

  if faith is white

  and love is red

  hope may be pink

  we have all four

   

  the petals contain

  our story

  the stems are

  our lives

   

  lead us upon a path

  to faith, love and hope

  from bottom to top

  giving them the life

   

  And what of us?

  Shall we wilt in the end?

  Our hearts are strong

  Our intentions pure

   

  Careful of the thorns

  Don’t prick your finger

  Don’s stain the white of my faith

  The blood of pain can hide in the love

  Stand Together

   

   

  I wanted to run away

  I wanted to cry

  But I didn’t

  I stand by your side

   

  Our insides were torn

  Our hearts ripped apart

  But we did not give in

  We stood side by side

   

  The pain was thick

  And we could not see

  But I was there for you

  And you were there for me

   

  We leaned on each other

  As we came to the quick sand of hurt

  It tried to suck us down

  But we stood together

   

  The sound was deafening

  The blare so loud

  Our only thought: escape into the crowd

  Yet we stood alive with hope

   

  We stood together

  Side by side

  Leaning on each other

  We didn’t run.

  Just Because

   

   

  Just because I miss you

  Because I want you to know

  That I care

  So you will know that I still

  Love you

  Just because I want

  To hold you

  And hug you tight

  Need to hear your voice

  Warm and soft like candle light

  Eyes the softness of rainforest

  Moss green

  Dark hair with a bit

  Of red

  Loose about your shoulder’s curves

  Slender fingers meant

  To play

  Soft gentle hands

  That I want to hold

  Creating music

  Just because I want to

  Just so you would know that I’m here

   

  I wanted to make my feelings clear

  I love you

  Just because

  One Eyed Seal

   

   

  Be witness to me now

  Blessed eye taken from me now

  Half a world hidden now

  Rally to the Red Wings

   

   

  One Oath

  Two Loves

  Three Ages gone

  Four Lives reborn

  One cause to bind them all together

   

  Stab at the Dark

  Slash at the Night

  Fight to free this world from Plight

   

  Rally to The Red Wings

  Fly to the Light

  Soar to the sky

  Defend what is right until you die

   

  Fight on for your right to live

  Battle for the love you can give

  Fear not the death that waits

  Rest in the knowledge of coming rebirth

   

  Bodies and Blood stain the earth

  Broken steel and shattered stone

  Glimpses of the future through battle shone

  A reason to fight for everything that you have known

   

  Live and love until Death says it’s your turn

  Know that because of your actions Evil will burn

  Be strong, be fast, fight to the last

  Fight for those that you love, give them peace on the wings of a dove

  Come Along

   

   

  I can't remember the last time I saw the sun set.

   But it's a safe bet,

   that it's been too long.

   So, put on your jacket and come along.

   

  I could really use a walk in the rain

  to wash away a little pain.

   But I know something that will more then do,

   grab your hat and let me walk with you.

   

  What is it about a smile,

   that can make everything worth while?

   If you’re not happy now, just wait and see.

   Tie your shoes and walk with me.

   

  If it's been a rough day and your all alone,

  I promise I'll answer my phone.

   And when it rings through,

   tell me to grab my jacket and walk with you.

  Huh?
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  Sounds of confusion

  flashes of what?

  spots of not understanding

  noises of when?

  people from the past

  born again

  if you don't like it the first time

  go around for another spin

  Jill’s Room

   

   

  Jill’s room is a refuge

  during the night time hours

  When the nocturnal walk

  and the daylight cowers

   

  Slightly messy

  just enough to feel like home

  A little bit of chaos

  and a DVD player that shines like chrome

  Reflections on the Blue Eyed Girl

   

   

  She had blue eyes.

   That I could clearly see.

   If I had been just a little faster,

  she wouldn't have gotten away from me.

   

  Make sure that you move with speed

  the next time you see a pretty girl.

   She may be what you need,

  in the days that follow.

   

  So instead of waiting for the time to be right.

   Maybe you should give conversation a try.

   Go and talk to the girl with the blue eyes.

   She did smile at you, after all.

  Digital Warrior

   

   

  Born for the craft of war

  and nursed under the charted stars.

  He rose to hunt the terror

  and was baptized in the flames of doom.

   

  As an infant he learned how to command

  and though his enemies did rise up from the ground,

  they did quake at his coming

  and were scattered by his wild descent.

   

  Through magma and cannon flak

  he fought the renegades with out rest.

  Seeking to bring the way of peace

  to the land of the empty throne.

   

  He has aged with the empires of old

  and walks with brass commemorations on his chest,

  for the battles in which he has shown his caliber.

  His path puzzled from the mist of time.

   

  And now he stands awaiting the dawn.

  He accepts the moment of peace

  with his gaze steady on the horizon.

  His banner stands ready to fly again.

  Never Bend

   

   

  and though he walks through

  the Kingdom of the Dragon

  he fears neither Serpent nor Sword

   

  and when his world shook

  and when his world shattered

  he did not kneel

  Shower

   

   

  Shower.

  Where it is just me, and the water.

  Trying to crunch numbers.

  I won’t have answers anytime soon.

  I don’t even understand the questions.

  There isn’t a formula for what I am doing.

  No way to plug in emotions and thoughts to solve for X.

  But still, doing the hard math.

  Shower.

  Courting a Jawa

   

   

  There was something about you

  that caught my eye

  and when I walked out of your building

  I knew I had to try

   

  I played tag with your door

  for quite a long time

  if I didn't give up

  could you be mine?

   

  You hugged me once

  then you hugged me twice

  I thought that if you were teasing

  it sure wasn't very nice

   

  there was a bon fire in there somewhere

  where I felt I had to entertain

  I dropped my pants at least once

  its my inability to dance that I blame

   

  We walked campus late one night

  I wanted to kiss you on the concrete

  As you lay there, camera in hand

  A creepy camper we had the misfortune to meet

   

  You asked me to join you in bed

  because you were afraid of the crack

  I crawled up next to you

  And cuddled until everything went black

  We finally kissed the next night

  After I wanted to so bad.

  I don’t mind telling you,

  It was probably the best I ever had.

   

  Forgive me for making this cliché

  If it starts to go that way

  But you make me happy

  On the eeriest of days

   

  Overcome my loathing of undead

  To walk through that circle with you

  Just hold my hand and stay close

  and I will tempt anything you want me too

  I told you about the broken man

  Being rebuilt from factory parts

  But I don’t think you understand

  What it means to give a man a new heart

  Comforting Friend

   

   

  You offer me a place to hide

  from myself and my life

  to channel my tears tide

   

  A place soft and warm

  like the summer sun

  A place any other man

  would have loads of fun

   

  But I can't take advantage of you

  I just respect you too much

  But if you are ever really lonely, get in touch

   

  I may not be the best looking guy

  but I can offer some relief

  I may lack your magnificent bosom

  But I'll hold you anyway

  The Restraining Order is in the Mail

   

   

  You don’t know me

  And I sure don’t know you

  So let’s not get too comfortable

  Until the background check goes through

   

  I don’t care if you know

  That I like leather and I don’t like lace

  I’d wear chaps but it’s just not my taste

  Get too close and my bodyguard will break your face

   

  You don’t know the problems that I have

  They mostly consist of you following me around

  Won’t you please find someone else to harass

  Stop sending me beef jerky by the pound

   

  So you know I lost my virginity on a trampoline

  The question is, how do you know that?

  What other things about me do you know?

  Get away from me, you smell like old gasoline

   

  Screw you and get away from me

  Take the wannabes along

  You’re not anywhere that I want to be

  Stop asking the size of my schlong

   

  Alright, I’ll meet you for a date

  I have to see you in court at any rate

  So set your calendar for late May

  I hope it’s worth what your lawyer charges for pay

  Bronx

   

   

  two souls

  sharing music

  late at night

  cold fingers

  with which to type

  forcing letters to make words

  so the conversation goes on

  into the night

  bed time comes

  quicker than we thought

  the darkness dwindles

  in the east

  as the sun begin
s it's slow creep

  over the time of talk

  breaking apart the solid

  neural paths

  with a steady ray of sleepiness

  until finally

  the sleep well, and dream better

  Green Energy

   

   

  Emanate green energy

  like a leaf falling up

  on the wind.

  The way of it spinning

  end over end to

  balance it on the

  back of a hand.

   

  Green of the motherboard

  running hot.

  Laced with gold

  crisscrossed paths.

  Fan working over time

  to keep it together

  so it doesn’t melt and pool

  in a green puddle of ooze

   

  Color of calm.

  Bringing the peace.

  Seeking the peace.

  Of woodland dwellers

  and puddle hoppers

  and tree swingers.

  In search of the natural

  balance of technology and

  base instinct, of life.

   

  What makes it spike?

  At what point does the red

  seep in and flash across

  the surface of the

  gentle nature, skimming

  the skin of cool living?

  When do the red wings flare

  from the body of green

  to speak that it will not sit idle?

  A break from its gentle nature.

  Green

  The color of earth’s rooted life.

  32 million colors in display.

  How many of them, a shade

  that echoes from inside?

  How much of the spectrum

  escapes the eyes of mortal man?

  And, of those that see it,

  can name it?

   

  Energy expended to bring

  solace, in a place of upheaval.

  Emotional, spiritual, mental.

  Energy brought to bare

  to cut a swath of green

  through the dark part of life.

  Green means go

  ever forward.

  Puddle Jumper

   

   

  Who is that boy walking in the rain?

  And smiling to himself

  Doesn’t he know that he is getting wet?

  And his clothes are soaking through

   

  See how the drops matte

  His hair against his forehead?

  He must not have the sense

  To come in out of the rain

   

  His feet are nimble as

  He hops over the puddles

  Looking more like he

  Would rather land in them

  Weapon of Creation

   

   

  I have formally dubbed my crotch a Weapon of Creation.

  The nations of the world fear it, and rightly so, but they support it.

  They have little choice.

  It would ravage any that barred its path.

  In the name of The Good and The Glory.

  It can sense your fear.

  it may destroy you, with the knowledge that you have given it.

  LO! It's power!

  It is a double edge sword.

  What it creates in your womb may yet shatter what you were and bath you in light.

  So it is written!

  It cares not.

  It creates what it wishes and where.

  I am but the vessel for its awesome power.

  No mortal could dream to comprehend that which stirs within me.

  Your mind would bend and break at a fraction of its splendor.

  Your eyes weep sweet tears and your mouth flood if the thought even flittered across the surface of your gray matter.

  You know not the intensity that would befall you as the waves of pleasure broke upon you and swept you under into the caverns

  of bliss where you would rule as Queen for two thousand life times.

  Not so deep as the hole it would bore into your being.

  A carnal cave of writhing life. The sweet incubator of what is to come.

  Do not doubt its coming!

  For on the horizon it sits, awaiting the dawn!

  When the sun reaches it's zenith it shall strike at your core and cleanse the darkest parts of you with purity of being.

  You shall be reborn at its whim.

  Do you really wish to attract its attention?

  To have it's All Seeing Eye upon you?

  I can not save you.

  It will not spare you.

  IT CAN NOT BE TAMED!

  To Wendy Darling

   

   

  Wendy-

  I found your window open

  When more than my shadow needed mending

  I came to take you away

  During the dying of the day

  I gave you a thimble

  When I should have given you a kiss

  And lured you out

  With the
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