no more cries

soon we'll stand
with nothing between
us

but us

soon we'll walk
hand in hand in
the forest

hoping for the best

soon we'll be
closer than the next
whisper

kissing the whiskers
hugging the pain
forgetting what's past
us

loving the rain

soon the hellos
will outnumber
the goodbyes

no more cries

(new)

no more tears

i earned
the tears i cried
for you

i counted them
one by one

and by the end
of my weeping
sea

i saw the insanity

and finally walked
away

saved by my wits
again

(walk)

untitled dread poem

no matter what
you do

physically

it won't stop
the separation

mentally

no matter what
you say

intimately

it won't stop
the parting

indefinitely

it'll always rise
again

this feeling
you'll never win

pleas

when
did you fall in love
with me?

was it at first glance?

how
did you know that
i was the one?

was it when we danced?

shall
you tell me what
you feel inside?

will you take a chance?

eyes of mystery
hide thoughts for all ages

turn the pages
and share your heart

(start)

reassure

maybe i'm failing
all the tests
that you make

maybe i'm answering
all the questions
wrong

but i once knew
your song

and i sang it
loudly

when everyone else
whispered
"hello"

you'll learn to love
my bellow

if you close your eyes
and dream

(seen)

questions of you

ever wonder
if you're good
at something

you dearly love?

like a job
you really
enjoy

or a hobby
you find yourself
going to

over and over again?

does it matter
if you are
a great photographer?

does it
change everything
if you're a perfect
plumber?

and if
by the pale moonlight
do the words so bright

have to rhyme just right?

can you live
with the imperfections
of what you do

if what you do
pleases you?

who do you do
for?

you,
or the stars?

the heavens
look down
anyway

don't listen
to what they say

do.....
for you

(true)

to meet

we met
on one of those days
etched in the wind

full of
completed sentences
wild giggles
and surprises

i didn't even think
about what kind of
impression
i was making

i just wanted to be close

your eyes
were pale
with the light
of the sky

my eyes
were darkened
by the wanderings
of the moon

what could we think
was similar
between us?

what could we know
was hopeful
inside us?

what could we understand
so quickly
that would last
so deeply
within our hearts

i was never
as smart
as you

but i knew you
before i could even
whisper

hello

step out
of the dream
into life

and see
what it means
to be whole

(told)