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Friday, September 6, 2013

Summer Storms


Day after day he drifts through
Predictable as the hands of a clock
Shadowy, cruel, and tempered
He grumbles with an eerie resonance
Hungry from the journey
He strikes!
Then bellows deep and wicked
For those unimpressed by his repute
Who stand boldly in his path
He throws an unnerving tantrum
With a marvelous announcement
He cries, roars, swats, and harasses
His agonistic aura unwelcome
He sulks off down the road
Soon to return on tomorrows winds

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Hey


Hey
Remember me?

Remember when I traced your smile in the stars
Even as the moon waned, your eyes grew wide with passion
And the poetry composed itself as I eased into your life
We saw the light

Remember the lake that buoyed our reckless flame
Free and young and feisty like your mane in the wild breeze
And it blazed on despite the waves rapping at our barricade
We were invincible

Remember the night that fervor alone silenced our shiver
When your lips were no longer blue from the oceans aching kiss
My ear pressed to your chest and your snore was my lullaby
I felt eternity

Remember when “I love you” breathlessly slipped out
Though skeptical, I tried to dwell on it for some poetic inspiration
But time gets hungrier when you want a moment to linger
I missed my chance

Remember the fog that crept into the void of our bond
It gathered and condensed as we neglected to clear it out
And with a thunderous surge, fate ripped me from your heart
You saw it coming

Remember, you saw it coming and you just stopped trying
Like everything else that poses a challenge in your flawless life
You dug a trench and covered it up with your excuses
You walked away

Hey...
Remember me?