Poem: Blame it On Me
Blame it on me
if it will bring you peace.
I’m an old tree:
I sway in the breeze,
but I’ve been scorched
by fire and the wars of men
and I’ve rooted day by day. Continue reading → Blame it on me
if it will bring you peace.
I’m an old tree:
I sway in the breeze,
but I’ve been scorched
by fire and the wars of men
and I’ve rooted day by day. Continue reading → Bring It In #2
Bring it in, bring it in.
I’m not here to sin
but to kiss your mind –
your alive as the Amazon,
pouring out poetry
like feathers over Angel Falls,
humble through it all
mind. Continue reading → Poem: I Promise
I can’t promise never to hurt you,
but I promise anyway,
because that’s what people do. Continue reading → Poem: I hear you’ve been looking for me
I hear you’ve been looking for me.
I’m still here, living free,
eating ash and sand,
rubbing it into my wounds Continue reading → Poem: Love You Right
I’ll love you right next time.
I won’t be a mime,
split down the line.
tongue snagged like a carp. Continue reading → Poem: You Are a Forest
You are a forest
and I’m lost in your depths,
surviving on faith. Continue reading → Poem: To Hold You
To hold you in my arms
once in a hundred years,
to feel your warmth and breath,
your frailty and strength, your breast
rising and falling against mine… Continue reading →