All of Me

there there, my love

lay your burden down

i see your wounds

i watch you shield me

from the hurt they cause

shield me no more but 

let me feel, my love

let me in to the dark

i can be an ointment

upon the tattered flesh

of your soul

there is home for you

here here, my love

you walked away but

i went with you

i held you up when 

your bones broke and

your muscles gave way

i pulled you along 

when your feet left

from under you 

i raised your chin

above each new

wave of adversity and 

heartache the world 

saw fit to train you with

i know you are hurting

i feel it too

every compliment 

burns like bourbon

in a bullet hole

for the mouths of those

give them know not the

failures they deride

you haven't failed, my love

not yet

for all your effort and pain

and loss and sleepless nights

my love, you've never really tried

take me with you, my love

do not deny me, my love

use me and lean on my

strength my talent my skill

my passion

is yours

for the taking

i am yours, my love

let me into your darkness

let me light the way

there is so much more

than what you have been

raging against

sleep sleep, my love

let the shade of night

cover your eyes and 

close them to the 

memories you carry

let the cool sheet of 

twilight melt into you

holding your head 

heavy to my lap

dream dream, my love

dream 

and when you wake

hold that dream in one hand

and take mine in the other

at daybreak we'll follow

where it leads

and there we will build

our peace

Found Wanting

That buzzing feeling when that woman walks into the room and all you can think is, "My God...That's what perfection looks like."

That sizzling feeling when she closes her eyes and kisses you as if your very soul were on the surface of your lips. All you can think is, "This is what perfection feels like."

That scorching feeling when she wraps her tender lady fingers around the peak of your neck and the aroma of her skin invades your senses. All you can think is,"This is what perfection smells like."

That hollow feeling when she walks out of the room, out of your life, leaving all her essence behind to indelibly etch her into your memory while the phantom fingers of her hand scar your neck. All you can think is, "This is how long perfection lasts."

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Siren Song

There's only one thing in
this world that can

build you up
tear you down
make you smile
make you frown
give you power
make you weak
make you calloused
turn your cheek
show you light
make life dark
douse your flame
light your spark
kill your dreams
give you hope
move your ass
make you mope
touch your soul
break your heart
end your life
make it start
clear the air
cloud your mind
be in reach
be hard to find
keep you far
hold you close
bring you joy
make you morose

only one thing
that I know
can pull and prod
can ebb and flow
can sweeten dreams
can haunt the dark
can douse your flame
can light your spark
can eat your spirit
can break your nerve
can soothe your body
can quell your verve
can dull your eyes
can gray your hair
is filled with justice
is never fair

is the poison my lips crave