Underneath the mask of
Indifference I hide
The shadow of
My love
The ember of
Truth burns
When I feel
The turning of
Emotion
I feel for you
Not in
Hope or
Translucent
Lust but in
Genuine sincerity
I’d gladly
Reach into
The pocket of
Forever to
Pull out
One dream for
You—
The dream of
An eternal smile
The dream of
The perfect
Moment where
Life is
Yours and
Only yours and
All your memories
Shift into
Alignment with
Your heart
Open and loved—
This is the dream I hold
But the fragile
Reality of
Your tender soul—
In the eyes of
Your misgivings
I see the past
Falling down
Your face in
Tears you can’t
Hold back
Yet
I hold back
The true nature of
Why I care—
I have no desire to
Fix you—
Only to love
You in
The moment
Even though
The moment is
Now gone
But even so
Here we are
Begging mercy from
The past—
Scared to
Commit ourselves to
Any kind of
Future and
Drawing lines
Through both
Our hearts—
Acting as if
This is
All it is
Look in
My eyes
And sink
Deep into
Me
I am
Beyond
Shallow
Encounters
And your
Skin doesn’t hold
My attention without
The depth of
Your soul
Pulling me
Down into
You
This isn’t
A game I play
And there is
No promise of
A future
Tattooed on
My wrist
No
There aren’t
Any scars
There is
Only me
And me
Alone
Playing
A puppet or
Pawn or
Mule
Knowing
My worth is
Over shadowed by
The breath that
Gave life to
Your hope
And I’m
Without power
As I watch it
Smothering in
Fear
Yet
I am the arms
That keep you
Warm
I am the comfort
The come close
And
Pull away
The maybe
Or maybe not
Yet
Whatever I am to you—
This isn’t who I am to me
I am more
And in that more
I give you more
It is of
No value to
Be less in
Fear than
What I am in
Love—
In love
Your smiling face is
All I see.
And at night that
Breath you hold
Deep in
Your chest is
The breath
I receive
When you
Let go to
Feel
Don’t be afraid to
Love again
Give into
The dream within
Your grasp and
I promise you
A lifetime of
Eternal smiles within
A moment that
Has yet to
Go away
Breathe into
Me and
I will breathe
My love into
You into
A moment that
Will never
Fade away
The permanency of
My love is in
The smile on
Your face when
You remember
Me
This is
All I need in
Remembering you
Forever is
Found in
The smile of
Love
When you let
Go to smile
I fell in
Love with
This memory of
You
Forever is your smile.
Forever isn’t
A dream but
The memory
We keep when
We feel
The love in
Our hearts
When we
Remember on
When we
Smile on
Smile on
My love
Smile on
And I promise to carry your smile with me, forever, in my heart.
CL Dec 2011