She has always been there in shadow
For every need I had
Echoed her neediness
Every expression of want
Mirrored her dominance
You stayed so many years out of honor
For those who needed you
Until her shadow imprinted on your soul
And when I arrived she was still very present
In the landscape of our brief shared world
If I had only known of her presence
Perhaps I would have loved you differently
Known how better to give you what you needed
But without instruction
I too was lost in her shadow
I so hope the next woman you love
Is better at seeing her than I
EACH ENCOUNTER

Each encounter is a spark
That fills my pen with ink
Opens the gate of words
Within my being
I barely know you
You are the canvas
I paint upon
Using the colors of my heart
And whether the spark between us
Is ever realized
Or vanishes
Matters little
What matters
Is that you have helped me find
The lover within
UNKNOWABLE
You said you could offer me nothing
But friendship
And in that moment
I understood your words
That every moment is unknowable
And that an authentic path is never forged
By force of will
And that all attempts
To control what will or will not be
Are completely futile
For the winds of the soul
Are completely untamable
And what steers the heart unpredictable
For in each moment we re-invent ourselves
All we can ever be sure of
Is that, with time
All becomes clear
DARK LORD

You are the dark lord
That has momentarily
Captured my heart
Reminding me
Of the exquisiteness
Of dangerous love
The stranger who touches
That hidden place in me
Where my being
Begs to surrender
To total abandon
WHY IS IT?

Why is it
When I barely know your name
Yet you touch me
As if you know
Every inch of my body
Your eyes undress my emotions
Caress me raw
A stranger somehow familiar
With the intimate landscape
Of my heart
SWEET ADDICTION

You are my sweet addiction
To impermanence
To the razor’s edge
To love unattainable
The breath of your being
Somehow familiar
Have you returned this time
To tame my heart
Or leave me longing
For the ecstasy
Of the ache
You make me feel
FANTASY TO FLESH

Perhaps we over talked it
And now I want to banish the words
That could dim the fire
For you have passed
From fantasy to flesh
And become a soul
With whom I can now have
An authentic journey with
Abandoning all imaginings
To discover the real reason
We were meant to meet
Two souls traveling the road
Of life’s grand adventure
TRUE LOVE’S ARRIVAL

I wish for you
True love’s arrival
That it’s taste
Is beyond your wildest dreams
I wish for you
A companion
Who will love you completely
Cradle your heart
As if it was their own
Your true love
Unbridled
Unquestioned
Undeniable
Love’s arrival
At long last