This is one of my favourite poems written in 1984 for someone whose brilliance has never left me and has never been matched.
NO EXIT (not by Sartre)
The Rain. The Rain.
Burning screaming pain.
Look up in the skys for a glimmer of blue;
the history books say it is true.
They were blue.
Gray, not blue. Birds fall
from the sky.
Not many left, not to my
Eye. These gray, silk clouds
came and strangled them.
Small men in Big Cars
came to tell us it's all
right. But, OH MY GOD...
it's noon twilight.
I read the books and it's
all true; the sky was once blue.
Like the bird, my time has come: Press my
head
against the gun...
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This is the first poem I wrote in 1984 - can you guess the subject matter?
The acid rain f
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s on the white shore
Water droplets scatter in the clear sky.
Gasping for air, my heart pounds 'HEAVY' in my breast
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The rains fall steadily --strong N
The storm calms and --------I
all is washed away. (A lark S
in the distance)
All too soon the clouds rumble;
The acid rain F
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S on the white shore
MILLIONS OF PATHS CROSS
daily, weekly, yearly, secondly
An influential moment is often forgotten to one less brilliant.
Woven within the silk and scales of the ancient dragons, these spirits alone use their abilities to reunite....
Soulmates divide in eternity....
Never ending are the cycles of knowledge, lust, educating. Never ending are the jeers of the TRULY clueless one who envy them (us)
MILLIONS OF PATHS CROSS
similar, ancient, unique
all under one roof
A human being with conviction and morals but a willingness to see other ways
...is sexy
A human being who is not afraid to laugh at anything and does laugh even when not the time most would
...is sexy
A human being who is proud of their age and wisdom and is not afraid to share it
...is sexy
A human being who lives ...is sexy
The smell of linen ...is sexy
Redheads ...are sexy
Bald ...is sexy
You ...are sexy
Along the shore of the river watching lovers pass
Families scurry to holiday destinations
Birds awaiting a handout - picking for crumbs
Fat and happy no more
The grey sky predicting rain
The cold chill in the air proves the winter is setting in
Boats go past - passengers warm inside or bundled like Eskimos on a cruise on the outer decks
High heels clicking on the sidewalk as they pass me.
Do they see as I do? The beauty
of a
world in motion.
A bird longing to fly free
waiting, needing to spread its wings to fly - afraid - alone
Searching in the darkness for a sign to jump
if only to see through the darkness -
afraid - alone
The moon is no where
the darkness surrounds her, clipping her wings
unable to move -
afraid
alone
In the horizon a ray of light breaks through
blue gold light shining like a beacon
moving towards her -
calling
The darkness shatters
in one breath she opens her span
jumps to a leap of faith - brave -
free -
alone
As I fall
the stars shine brighter
the moon glows fuller
the sky seems bigger
the clouds move in silence.
My eyes grow heavy
muscles relax from
tense daylight moments
the cool breeze of the
fan kissing my skin
As I fall
the darkness embraces me
the silence of the room envelops me
my head sinks into the down of my slumber
My eyes the window to my thoughts
thoughts of meadows, sunlit halls, soft grass between my toes
As I fall
warm sunbeams kissing my face
leaving their mark on my skin
and cashews - he always brings cashews
FOR VIRGINIA W.
In a few moments
I saw your being
In a few minutes
I heard your laugh
In a few hours
I felt your pain
In a few years
I will embrace your tears
In a few millennium
I will be your friend – still
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FOR AL THE BARTENDER
In the madness or sanity of the darkened tavern
Eyes absorb all
Nothing passes - No one goes unnoticed
All served with quiet respect
You in somber silence laugh inside at the fools
Laugh warmly with the friends and slowly return to your place
With eyes absorbing all.
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FOR DONN SQUIRES
To donn the squire's mantle I dare not try
The energy, the wisdom - someday - someday
To see the shadows is to wonder in awe
Could I? Should I? Will I?
to Glimpse his majesty is to want that maturity - can I? yes
To one day see his face glowing, proud, smiling, even 1 tear
To say "Thank you" and go out with a cloak of my own. Then...
To donn the squire's mantle and have another dare to try like me~~toquestion~learn~AND
pass on the beauty that is We.
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FOR THE LAWYER
Naked and exposed
Your vulnerability yearns to find the scattered shreds of your clothing left to cover your soul
Stranded in a haze of wine, a woman, a song
You are left open - OPEN -
to critique to life - to love
Scramble your soul ~~> your heart to protect your inner being -
too late
Naked you stand ready for fatal blurs of reality to wash over you as she moves into the sanctum not wanting but feeling your soul
Naked you stand waiting...
waiting...
for? That which never comes
Vulnerable you are not taken advantage of as you have taken in the external realms of your reality...She enevelopes you in a blanket of warmth - no pain - no punishment for your sins -
Releaved you fall ~ TRAPPED NO MORE
Vanquished for one brief moment
Suspended in time
No longer your outward self but a soul freed to be....
Naked, exposed and at peace with yourself - with her
with him
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FOR THE GIRL IN THE STARBUCKS PARKING LOT
Pinched face princess in pink - her white steed dead in the forest of asphalt and concrete columns.
Angry at her knight in his green steed. He comes to rescue and save her and she answers with punishment and pain.
Wallowing broken in his own sorrow he forges with his quest to provide her with the aid she demands.
His deeds go unnoticed and ignored as he sets forth on her path. Her steed now renewed with life.
Obligated she gives him a gift from her cold lips - a kiss icy and forced
Away they ride to face new moments as he says I love you and she starts talking on her phone.
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TALE OF 3 MICHAELS
In youth the first
stolen kisses in darkened wings - hands held under tables - late night calls to say how cute we are to each other.
Dismissed for wanting to share his tongue -
how rude!
Early adulthood brings the next through the mutual kinship with my cousin. Kisses stolen in moonlit walks across campus. Long weekly drives to see his smile - sunrise over The Canyon
Intimacy given refused to be received - he moves further away - Intimacy given with lips on flesh - Morning comes he pushes away.
He has lost his "power" -
how rude!
The third in mixed emotions we meet - friendship, confidence, coinsidence, considerate, kind
Kisses not stolen but given mutually in every possible location - not hidden - love
Intimacy kept for private moments shared over telephony?
Analysis, time spent alone yet yearning, analysis
Laughter spent together, analysis - apart
Friendship uncompromising and strong yet analysis in overabundance
Agendas hidden to keep feelings at bay -
how rude
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
As the rain began to fall and washed through the fog the sky opened to me with all her glory and majesty and embraced me.
Her starlit children welcomed me.
I was home.
I bow to Her and look upon Her in reverance. My queen, my guidance, let your light shine upon me from above as it did upon my ancient sisters
Reach into my heart
beyond my soul
across the depths of my conscious being
My ancestory rises from within like the tides
In this moment I am one with all: past, present, future, man, woman, child, earth, water, sky, light, dark
The water washes me like a celestial baptism.
Her cloak opens again to return me to my place. I blink to see her face through the rain and it is I~ Queen of the night
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Butterfly free in the breeze
Away from the cocoon
Bursting forth with power and life.
Wings strong and wind lifts to places unknown~
A rebirth so rough and so rewarding.
Views from below so large above now clear and small looking down on them
Travel from flower to flower to taste the sweet nectar each provides
Admired as a vision of nature's beauty and mystery
Life awaiting to die another day
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I went chasing the moon
Found new meaning from old places
Although hidden, I felt her watching me
The huntress of the sky
I move closer to her
Closer to me
closer to him
In the light of the stars and the moon I watch shadows move through the cars.
A still life in motion from the illusions in my mind
I hear a cat creeping in the bushes behind me
Chasing these very shadows.
My eyes play tricks as I see the movement in the dark
Would another see the same or would they find other things to see?
Man vs the morning star
I head for bed to more visions and shadows.
Visionary patterns forged from the fire's of the earth's core - life ever moving
in the labyrinth made from Heaven and Hell - Life woven in manners unknown from spiral to spire.
Nature vs Humanity no battles waged yet constantly faught Unnecessary for winners all - both - one of the same - Numerous species begat from one seed. All one under Gods/esses - not they in our likeness but us in theirs.
Life a never ending labyrinth: our own essence the changing face of countless minotaurs awaiting us at each centre.
To conquer and battle and move to the next pattern.
No right
No wrong
No end until it is set to finish.
In the Beginning.... there was nothing
In the end there was nothing
But between the two there was something and someone
In the beginning there was darkness
In the end there was darkness
But between the two there was light and life
In the beginning there was noone
In the end there was noone
But between.... but between the two there was me and you
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Tell me a story of paths never crossed
and I shall tell you a tale of sorrow and loss
Tell me a story of worlds colliding
and I shall tell you a tale of devistation and destruction
Tell me a story of a limitless universe
and I shall tell you a tale of friendship and love
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I cheated on my soul
My heart played games to cover my fears of finding the real me
Instead of finding my inner joy and peace I played games to "heal" the flesh
My soul cried out to me - a lover spurned
I went behind my own back to avoid reality
Why have you done this to me? What did I not do to make you stay?
Listen to me - I love you
Pleas stop
Men like pawns in a game - one date here, two there - Promises of love and lust made and never fulfilled
The one - with his own agenda - miles away to prevent true intimacy true love - once so close his breath filled my lungs with life
then a lover for comfort and pleasure and release picked at select times like a ripe berry from the vine once eaten the seeds left to grow in pain -
now his being fills my soul and his soles scrape my back while he crosses the water to a new vessel
I cheated on me.
I cheated on life.
I cheated on love.
I cheated on my soul...
but one day my soul opened up
and in that first glimpse of freedom I found my one. Me
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It was done.
It's life had ended - it's moment passed
The death of a skyskraper
Moments pass as we watch the dust clouds settle
Step away and brush the soot from you hair
The past making way for the future
The last day of the Chrysler Building
Women leak
in different ways
for many reasons
and in many forms
No two women leak alike
No two women leak for the same reasons
or in the same manner
Women leak emotionally,
physically, spiritually, intellectually
Its a fact... I checked
I have dreamt of a night on the shore
The moon lighting our path
The city to our backs
Away from reality and yet real to each other
We walk and talk –
Laughter only interrupted by a touch of hand in hand
The night air on our faces as you turn to brush my hair off my face
My hand on your cheek
Breath so close it warms us as lips touch
Warm, alive, we look out at the endless possibilities
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