Love ties you to me
Across oceans and plains
Time and places
I am bound to you
With cords stronger
Than I could ever escape
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Imprinted
Every time you lean towards me
And kiss me like you do
Every time you turn on the charm
And my knees tremble at the thought
Every time I hold you close
Knowing you will never stay
Every time we are alone
Every time I see your eyes
Every time I savor you
Every time I fall for you
You are imprinted
On my mind
My life
My soul
No Resistance
I had plenty of opportunity to turn around and walk away.
Plenty of opportunity to choose the wiser choice.
Plenty of opportunity to say goodbye.
Plenty of opportunity to stay on a better path.
But no.
Opportunity presented.
And there was no resistance.
None at all.
Same Old
He was so tender and gentle. Charming and irresistible. His love infused her whole being.
Before morphing back to his old usual insensitive tired narcissistic normal self.
Folly
I sent a poem to a friend
Who is not
As I do
And then I felt
Foolish
So I took it back
But I couldn’t really take it back
Because it had already been sent
And read
So now I feel
Even more foolish
Folly: lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight
To Be
I hold my heart
With delicate hands
Feeling the fragility
With every beat
Pulsing a life force
Into the natural world
I honor all that
I am created
To be
Home
I waited an eternity
For you to pull me close
And when your hand caressed my hair
So tenderly, and when I was pulled into
Your arms, I knew I was
Home
Morning Prayer
Hold me in your hands
Keep me safe in your care
Love me with your holiness
Open the paths that lead me
Safely back to you
Nothing’s Changed
I loved you then
And now I find
I still do
Your Heart
Will always be
Inside mine
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