Poetry

"So far as I am concerned, poetry and every other art was, is, and forever will be strictly and distinctly a question of individuality." - E.E. Cummings

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A mistress in the night,
Luring me away from comforts
Laying me down under
The gleam of a thousand stars.

Moon. All that beauty
Can only be beauty in darkness.
Blue skies give your face a misplaced
Smile; forced and insecure.

When shadows lay down their hands
And black swallows me up.
This is where the moon, she pulls
Me in with her allure.

I surrender. She steals the shadows
And I drown in her light.
And I die in her embrace.
And I am reborn into a night of desire.

There's a silence that overwhelms
Words only spoken through the winds.
Now, wherever her light lies, I go
Drawn to dangerous paths.

I'm swaying to the beat of her seduction.
Bare feet, blades of grass between my toes
Dirt staining my skin
Listening to her vibrations, quivering.

But, wherever I am led, I will never reach.
The Earth beneath will sink,
Until light touches my pupils
And I dilate to the size of the sun.

Because the moon will
Forever stay out of reach.
So high up in a sky full of dissipating dreams.
Showing me a glow that my skin will never bathe in.

The aroma of, the aroma of your despair.
You draw back from my trembling hand
I say we were, we were the perfect pair.
Cigarette smoke, make me a ghost not a man.

The way I sob, I sob to silent sound
The speaker above telling me how to grieve.
Bury me. Bury me in those coffee mounds!
Murmur, mumbles, inaudible speech

But I can hear, I can hear all that you say
Your lips curve like a crescent moon
Falling from, falling from night into day.
Curious eyes passing over this darkened room.

I can't, can't dive into another's conversation
Her beauty cracks open. Spills
As all I hear, all I hear is her ululation.
I mourn the death of us; she killed.

To heal my angst, I press play
To the melody, I sway.
A voice divine, close to my ear
Lyrics of love, I hear.

I float as pitch reaches heights
Holding on to words, I take flight!
I bathe in beautiful bars
A tiny gleam in my broken heart.

A warm gust of bass
Reverberates through that empty space,
Where my soul once was
Now lost to a lost love - a lost love.

The lulling blend of piano notes
(I shut my eyes, I dream, I hope)
Moves me right in front of you.
Where I say I do and you say it to.

We crash, you fade, a cymbal
Press your finger to my lips, a symbol.
You're gone. I weep as silent as your love.
And so I'm here, with music, floating above.

The bass clef notes wail
I hear... How I failed.
The treble clef notes shrill
I feel... The thrill!

And I bathe in beautiful bars.
That tiny gleam in my heart?
Burns brighter now with every drum beat.
And finally I'm standing on my own two feet.

Now. A new reality I can see.

Without you.

Without me?

The feel of your skin on my fingertips,
A paper boat gliding across a crystal lake
Smooth and untouched by age and mistake
Ripples of yearn across her lips.

I want to steal your scent,
So I lean in, inhale, hold it in my heart.
You look at me and I fall apart,
And I know I can never mend.

All I see is you, in this crowded cafe.
The whirring of the machines grinding beans,
Short burst of Psssssst as the milk steams,
And the songs about love that they play.

It's all silenced for a moment as you take a breath,
Tell me "Yes."
And in my imagination, you undress.
Together, our bodies press....

Through our gaze we talk of our days,
Of scattered sunlight under willow trees
Wild coloured scarfs caught in a sea breeze.
Forever. Forever is what I will say.

Hold me the way you hold your cup.
Between two palms cupped
Is where my body will curl up,
And as coffee pours out from its plunger, I'll fill up and up and up.

There's a fire that burns inside
Listless, she's forced to lie.
A thunderstorm starts to brew
And lightning strikes right through
Her tiny adolescent body
And I'm whispering to her, I'm sorry.

She wears pale colours on her skin
As the fever begins to settle in.
As stubborn as it is cruel
Draining all of her body's fuel.
And those eyes, once so full of light
Now dim to the glow of candlelight.

The hospital walls seem lower
Freshly polished floors below her
As she lay on the bed waiting
Her infected body shaking.
The Nurses arrive with needles
To take blood, but she's scared of these people.

We hold her hand, her Mum and Dad
Trying to hide our looks of sad.
Encouraging her to be brave
But all the tears are hard to take
And she's telling herself not long now
And we're telling her that we're so proud.

Blood trickles into the vial
It's done, we say, with a forced smile.
We are hugging every part of her
Nurses saying, Thank you Ma'am and Thank you Sir.
Darling, we tell her stroking her head
It's time to show you to your hospital bed.

She puts her trust completely in us
Allows me to pick her up without any fuss.
Scans the room with eyes of fear
And so I whisper this inside her ear
"I'll stay with you all through the night
Through the pain, I'll hold you tight"

"And I know you'll be alright".

Because, there's a fire that burns inside
It's bravery, and a desire
To face the fears that come your way!
I see your strength of mind, every day.
How, at the hospital, you dealt with it all
Remember we'll always be here, to catch you if you fall.

Just know our love will be forever
Our precious daughter, Ariela.

6 am, awake and behold
Me and my morning hue of gold.
M.A.C c5 on my cheekbone
In silk I twist,reachfor my phone

Perfectly applied along the eye line,
Hold my phone up to the social skyline.
Click edit post,
What is it that you 'Like' the most?

Playing make believe with my filters.
Swipe! Swipe! Turning doubters into believers.
I really did wake up like this,
My caption reads "Good Morning World (kiss)"

The reveal - curvaceous yet covered, is
this the part that is most coveted...?
Notifications illuminate my phone
Like. Love. Wow. I'm not alone.

You can hide behind the ambiguity of the like
But I know what's in your brain, what's inside.
I know the parts of me you admire,
How your thoughts command you to your desire.

A century surpassed but it's far from done.
In inflate with every reaction,
Check my Messenger, whose taken the bait?
I wait. Who has taken the bait?

My only meaningful connection is to my Wi-Fi.
Stepping over traps on my timeline.
But with yours - set it off! Detonate!
I write, "I like (wink face)". A reply, from her "(wink face tongue out)Thanks Mate"

Emotions destroyed by emoticons
I fantasise that the clothes you've got on,
(the facade)
Are you removed and I see you for who you really are

Who are you?

Phone in hand it never leave.
Checking every second, only to appease
My self worth in a world not meant for me.
Only for me in suits planting money trees

If all I have is the way I look
Then why not flood it all over Facebook?
Maybe then, you, yes YOU will want me
And never again will I be this lonely

Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love,Lines about love

Couldn't be alone
Dimly lit room
Tangerine skin.
Pulling you back.
You loosen the grip.
Fade into the dark.
Kissing you.
Spoken lies.
Lips imprison secrets.
Smokey reflections.
A false exchange.
Tell me I belong.
Fallen fabrics.
A beat through the veins
Loving you.
Hidden symbols.
Archangel.
Broken wings.
A commanding message.
Gone.
The world awaits her.
And now that I'm done.
Missing you.