Harvest Moon

I can still feel the sand sliding like water under my feet on that dark night when the moon was an orange in the sky and the wind sucked the breath from us and tried to throw us over

We walked in silence leaning forward; pushing against the elemental forces…it was as if                       we were flying by our feet backwards but standing in place

Time stopped again and the destiny between us manifested in that hour as you held me enfolded in silence and sheltered me from the stinging spray and I prayed for us to be swallowed up by the pounding surf

AL
6/12

The start of it...

I slowly put the fire out. Like a cigarette smoked to the filter...snuffed out in an ashtray full of dead butts. The realization that I had been keeping at a distance, that up until that moment had only been peeking through the glorious haze I had been existing in...forced its way through like crowd control at a protest. Beating me repeatedly around the head and chest until I was forced to move aside and bow to it. The sorrow that followed that incident was unmatched in my experience of life. Seeping in until it saturated my being and into my bones and blood. There would be no escaping. I was caught in the full grip of reality.

To be continued...

Reflecting

Friday, March 5, 2010

If I failed to see
You loving me
If I walked right past
The obvious signs
If you said the things
I wanted to hear
If I missed the cues
If I crossed the line

I wish I had told you sooner
That your heart had been wrapped
In rose papyrus
To keep it safe in my secret box
If I lost the moment
In haste and hurry
I wish I had known
Your heart was mine

I miss you in moments
Light with their passing
The space has grown wider
Your face is fading and eyes are
hiding
Too much light was shed on the truth
In unromantic and harsh beguiling
The door was there to be opened
And shut with such force
It locked from both sides
If I did not see the secret smile
The hand outstretched
Your knee touch mine
If I missed the invitation
To dance or sing
To stand beside you
To be your queen
I am at a loss for time behind us

Sorry that I disappointed
That we parted over silly madness
Broken hearted