I lied: I'm never done with you Never finished, Never lost, Never not yours Did I lie, Or tell the truth, A truth beyond my comprehension? Because We've changed I'm never not yours, Yet, I belong to myself alone You're never not mine, Yet, you do as you wish, too The complexity of truth is maddening: Worlds beyond "true" and beyond "lies" Paired mirrors, we are, Face-to-face: Ever-ongoing, Ever-lost, Ever-abandoned Ever grey And Ever blue
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The Beast in Me
Come to me, you wild beast, You whirling storm of beauty Battered, scarred, bruised and teased You grew beyond majesty Wide, cold skies weep for you In pain, relief and sorrow Rage rumbles, deep and true No gods will reign tomorrow Nor hold you trapped in caves Where man’s faithless, dank pride grips Where the ceaseless lie staves Off a small apocalypse Come, fly free, fly stronger You’ve broken stone and cruel fate Breed your courage longer Your kind, for you, yet await Quarter Crazy Marathon Quarter 3 - 2020 Prompt 6 - 2pm EST Prompt #6: Picture Prompt
Blue-and-Red
Blue sand underfoot
Chilled children’s drinks drain away
Boiling crabs blush bright red
Quarter Crazy Marathon
Quarter 3 - 2020
Prompt 4 - 12pm EST
Prompt #4: Write a poem about blue sand and red crabs
**This prompt came from Writerswrite.com
Rush
Yes,
It came and went so quickly:
A storm that passed between,
Swept us up in a dream —
And, in a climactic scream,
Emptied
Us
Both.
Beautiful perfection existed for a moment,
Faltered into an abyss.
What a pity.
There’s a mirror somewhere around,
When you want to look into it.
Rush
Yes, It came and went so quickly: A storm that passed between, Swept us up in a dream -- And, in a climactic scream, Emptied Us Both. Beautiful perfection Existed for a moment, Faltered into an abyss. What a pity. There's a mirror somewhere around, When you want to look into it.
Daydreams
And the world is blue without your arms And grey, without your mind; It’s red, without your kisses, fine, Refined by stalwart art My mind creates a land of charms With vibrant greens and gold Despite the chill of winter’s cold, Brown swallows dash and dart Amidst white clouds and shining things, A rainbow hangs above; And sing a bird’s song, bright, of love, Into this brand-new start Come hither, where the church bell rings With every passing hour And bring to me a springtime flower, And in my life, take part And the world is blue without your arms And grey, without your mind; It’s red, without your kisses, fine, Refined by stalwart art My mind creates a land of charms With vibrant greens and gold Despite the chill of winter’s cold, Brown swallows dash and dart Amidst white clouds and shining things, A rainbow hangs above; And sing a bird’s song, bright, of love, Into this brand-new start Come hither, where the church bell rings With every passing hour And bring to me a springtime flower, And in my life, take part
Into My World, A Shadow Falls
Into my world, anew, a darkness drew — Fell, near burning fires, a shadow’s gaze Upon my weary count'nance; and I knew: This shadow's grip would claim me, all my days And stole into my mind and heart, it's true; Gave up to me the secrets of its ways; And promised shining things: the morning's dew Could never shine so bright, nor yield such praise And still, my mind and heart were warmed anew, A wav'ring shadow wandered in its plays Until a darker threat ran its soul through: Pure jealousy chilled the shadow to such craze And madness, took the shadow's mind and blew A word of banishment to me, did itself faze When love eternal, promised I to you; Retreated beyond life, into its haze — But, what, pray tell, are gentle souls to do When anger only turns a soul to blaze, For shadows grow in strength and number too... Obscure, oblique... This life is but a maze... And I am lost, and all the shadows, too Should I find on my skin thine sharpened blades And I would find my skin turn tanned to blue 'Fore I would e'er journey to dark malaise ...Though shadow distantly, coldly withdrew, Though shining heart is mine, my soul ablaze, I find neither shadow nor I can yet undo What binding tied our souls, those fateful days
Mine Is the Life and the Love
You all know it. You all fear it. You all want it. You all can have it In a moment In a madness In a sadness Stilled by memories Stilled by thoughts Stilled by dreams Yours is the life and the love of things Lost to all but love of dreams Realizing dreams of dreams of things Open up your hands and see Open up your hearts and dreams Open up to everything Fingers chilled on autumn nights Deer and stars stand, silent, by Life, intensity lives in mine
Ode to White
Tucked into nearly-nothingness The fall of snow, I must profess - Aside from chill that does repress My eager heart and mind - May be of Nature's best success The purity does quite impress With wafting swirls in great excess Despite those quarantined The color, fine, in evening dress Is perfect as love's faithfulness, Blended light made to coalesce As none others less refined For white, alone, cannot oppress A canvas on which to express Each step of life's minute progress - With white, I am aligned.
All
It has been said that Cigarettes Are a way to hold Fire In a human's hand It has been said that Wine Is the source of Life I say that You And I Are yet the depth of Love And love Is Life Is Fire Is all of Faith Is Truth Is All Is All Is All
Kindness Brings What Kindness Does
Within a measured caste, am I, yet treasured by the skies above or so it seems, when, like a dove, my soul has wings, has learned to fly And freedom is a treasured thing I find in dusky days and nights alit by stars and firelights, though open heart is all I bring And I, though humble cast-away, am rescued by an unknown Queen, removed from all the pain that’s been, may find a home where I may stay So, for the kindness She bestows upon my weary heart and mind, I, too, must give my heart in kind and treasure my life, highs and lows No longer dirty, beaten-down; no longer tiresome, parched and faint, I lend my soul without complaint to She, the bearer of that Crown For kindness brings what kindness does, as proven throughout history, as proven, yet, if but by me in all I am, and all that was
written for the doll, Sofya, in the Skotos world of Castle Marrach, in honor of Queen Vivienne
So-and-So
So, you don't want the words I spill, pouring from this surging swell, cresting lips you've known so well from depths of me you've helped to fill 'Why bother with men,' an old man said one chilly night, when the leaves were dead, after up his walk my feet did tread; and, quickened, my mind and my heart then sped "I love because I must," said I, and gazed into that darkened sky remembering how many had said 'Goodbye,' loving each one anew to verify So, you don't want words uttered now, do you? Don't want my heart, though undoubtedly true. Don't want to delve into all we've been through, Can't walk away to a fresh morning dew And that's still your trouble, my favorite dear: That the past remains: insurmountable fear, You'd sooner look on us with distasteful sneer, Sooner leave your past lonely and shed not a tear I'll cry for us both, as I've cried times before And I'll keep true to us, as I've kept true our lore While you hold yourself stifled, and life, you ignore - But I'll not forsake you; you're one I adore
Speaking in the Face of Fear
Say it to me again, yet again Those words that drip with firey ice Squawk, tear at me due to hidden pain Tell me calm words are not so nice Tell me, you who would teach me again Tell me, again, that I speak too much When I speak my heart, though perfectly plain When I utter no nonsense, but reason-and-such Say it to me, heart’s love, just one more time Those words no one can stand to hear Those cruel words of your stain’ed mind Whispering echoes of your darkest fear Loose on me your deep regrets Charged heavily with your father’s voice Sing to me pained refrain, don’t forget When I speak with truth, my heart’s deepest choice But ‘t’were coddling words you wanted to hear Since speaking true words is your greatest fear And hearing truths unbidden a dastardly crime Though untruths claim your life time after time I learned: Strangling my voice was my only vice From the one who enacted my crime-not-so-nice We don’t get to choose truths or to cut grafts and splice Else you’d be as that one was, a true accomplice So, don’t tell me, aged one Words of honey sweet Can undo what one has done While I stand on my feet And please grasp: I’m not uncouth Nor you, I chastise If I can’t shut my mouth I just don’t compromise Still lauded as smart I stand up for myself I am true to my heart Don’t put it on a shelf So please, don’t slap me down like the child you feel When I’m offering words, if you’d take, that might heal But your ego is great and your fear overtakes And we both lose our tempers, make horrid mistakes Do you think, for a second, if I’d listened to you If I’d shut my mouth tight, as you demand that I do That I’d not be so brandished in life as I’ve been? I promise you, I did; felt their fists time again So, you beg that I stop But I promise, I shan’t It’s a choice that I make Even if love is scant Understanding takes all but a moment, my dear Understanding that love sometimes mixes with fear Understanding that truth is truth, despite what you take Understand vocalizing is a choice we each make Understanding comes whether we like it or not But choose not understanding, all chances are shot PROLOGUE And now, you have but a memory close And I shan't give you lectures We've each had our last dose All through fissions and fractures We lose love and time And you're not even likely To read this last rhyme
If You Ever Wonder Why You Lost Me
If you ever wonder why you lost me
All you have to do is remember
The countless words I spilled for you
Swept aside like autumn leaves
Blown away like apple blossoms
Discarded like old newspapers
Every word a drop of blood
A ray of sunlight
A breath of sea spray
Ignored
Unwanted
Every word, a piece of me
Relinquished wisdom
Burned in the bonfire
Of your bitter life
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Tell Me How
Tell me how You might be brave When you run away At the first glimpse of danger Tell me how You'd make me a slave You demand your way But you're not my maker Tell me how To ignore this wave When love is not a game I play I cannot help but feel this anger Tell me how I can but leave Sequestered, I can't find a way And I was not born to be a faker
Different Love
You may know so many things, be attuned to my mind... But do you know the depths of love? Why stop a feeling that is so kind? Why stop a lover's heart? Why end a love before its time When it has barely had time to start? What river's course would you dare tame When all of life survives therewith? So, why, when love behaves the same Would any heart leave and claim the Fifth? I love, and love, and love again And not but one has dared to claim My heart as deeply as he has, Though I and he've not come to pass... And, what on earth's a girl to do When I love others differently than I love you?
Photo ©2016 MLM
Tender
Tender is his heart, Tender is his love, The one who reaches me, Plucked me from skies above; Tender is his touch, Tender is his kiss, And tender is my heart for him; And all I am is his.
Photo ©2016 MLM
Doubts Borne of Men I’ve Loved Before
You know you're beautiful, like no one else, I've seen the way you hold yourself: That shameless poise as you just pass through Holding my heart like I belonged to you What is it you do not see That makes it easy to discard me? What is it you love much more That you'd walk out and shut the door? You know you're talented, so self-made, I've seen the wealth and the accolades: Dropped a trifle in my palm, Wrote me off without a qualm What is it makes you cease to care Despite all that we vowed to share? What is it you want so much less That you'd shatter my heart, leave it a mess? You know you're so very skilled at love, I remember the things we'd both dream of: That passionate demand in my ear Making me wish I could hold you near What is it makes you disappear, Pretend we were not, then wander clear? What is it you get with her To pretend that you and I never were? You know your life is so very nice, Family so lovely as to entice, Home so calm my dreams I might sell If I didn't know your wishes well What is it makes you shield your heart When we've managed this belated start? What is it makes you act this way Where I'm damned sure you'll go away? You know you're just so very smart I gave you my life to take apart, I'd have been with you a million years But you left me spilling a heart full of tears What is it you loathed so much That you tore me apart, gave so rare a touch? What is it makes you blind to see That it was your problem more than it was me?
Photo ©2020 MLM
Love In Rainbows
Love me in rainbows, Not just red, blue or green, Love me with whispers of the Agean Sea Love me in rainbows, Not with some smattering, Love me with fervor of mosquitos' biting Love me in rainbows More than red, blue and white, Love me and hold me with all of your might Love me in rainbows, Love with all of your sight, Love me with such heat we lift up in flight Love me in rainbows Ends piled with gold Love me with such love our love can't be sold Love me in rainbows With colors so bold Your love and my love can never grow old Love me in rainbows 'Til we reach the sun Love me and love me 'til we become one Love me in rainbows, Silken touches you've spun And I'll love you forever, 'cause I won't be outdone
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Whispers
Tuck your nose behind my ear Speak so softly I cannot hear Lips pressed gently to my skin Murmur nothing again, again Slip your fingers up my throat Utter hushed words so remote Speak into my eager mind Words my heart may only find Whisper luscious words so sweet About how much you've wished to meet Soft skin brushed across my lips Plaintive words with fingertips Speak as though your eyes were blind Your wish for love, deep to my mind Trailing touches 'cross my heart Murmured words in silent art
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Oceans of Mine 