Temptation

I must tell you these words pure,
Coming straight from my soul, still whole,
Before the devil in me they must endure.

She’ll take them if kept in for long,
Rake them over with her song,
Make them her own,

Hold them
Scold them
Mold them

Fold them
Into my identity,
Devour me

With the Temptation to control.

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Imminence

A scene, a nightmare,
Passing by me like a dream,
I lay awake, watching helpless 
No story line, only symbolism to define. 

Dark night, moonlight
Reflecting off waves,
An eerie purple haze,
Frailly treading rough seas. 

A ship sailing distant,
Would it spot me,
Rescue me from this vulnerability,
Pure white light beaconing the way?

Giant swells, engulfing ocean,
Drowning in realization,
Imminence in motion,
Sucking me under to meet some fate. 

Too late, an ending near,
No hope, only fear.
I must let go of something dear,
But what is it I’m holding? 

Then I awoke next to YOU.

In Your Arms

Longing,
Your manhood pressed against me.
Body firm, with lips so soft,
Surprising, the gentleness of your touch. 

Eyes piercing depths,
Illuminating vulnerability.
A face from dreams,
I now awaken to find in reality. 

A port offering shelter,
To a ship returning home,
From a perilous journey,
Amidst violent and stormy seas. 

And I know,
When I need to be a woman,
I can return to your harbor,
And rest safely of your arms.

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Shadows

I’ve spent lifetimes with the Devil,
Contemplating what you need,
And have come to offer comfort,
In request to your thought lost plea. 

I fear not your haunting darkness,
Which is but the shadow of your light,
Cast against the backdrop of life,
As your soul’s flame flickers, 

Stretching to see its own reflection
In the mirror of my eyes,
As we share in this dance
Called remembrance. 

We will awaken together,
From this nightmare called a dream,
When we realize reality
Is not as it must seem.

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In His Blue Eyes

He was singing when I met him
“Where did the magic go?”
He didn’t see it there,
Behind his stare
Hiding deep below.

Lost gold shimmering,
Submerged in fathomless blue,
His eyes yearning to grasp,
What his soul only knew.

Locked in a gaze unrecognized
I struggled to get past those eyes
Peering, cutting into me,
Piercing with intensity.

“He’s this “magic” that he seeks,”
I told myself, my fortress weak.
Spellbound, bewitched by his sound,
Enchanted by danger, I almost drowned,

Reflecting in those pools of blue
That soothed the burn I always knew.
Then came all the questioning,
So familiar was the ring…

Is this what I’ve been waiting for;
Am I standing at love’s door?
Should I knock, or run like hell?
Which path to take only time will tell.

Is it my heart again I’ll lose, only to reclaim once more?
Or will it be my pride
That finally learns to step aside,
As I crash upon his shore.

Will to the four winds he scatter the seeds,
Casting me towards my destiny?
Will he leave me all alone,
In a rocking ocean of insane emotion?

Should I go in, or stay outside?
Should I walk, or take this ride?
Must I risk my heart again,
Accept more loss before I can win?

Will love bloom from this need,
Or will I find I can still bleed?
Then catching my breath, “STOP” I thought
And exhaling, I released my tainted plot

Along with all uncertainty and desperation to possess.
Knowing I couldn’t live in his eyes forever
I banished my desire for control,
And the glare I did sever.

I have learned beyond all doubt,
That no matter how loud fate may shout,
That it will be worth it, because I will grow
Finding more of my Soul…

As I walk the road of him,
Knowing it can only lead to truth’s discovery,
I set out committed to discarding my own lies
All from one moment in his blue eyes.

Will to the four winds he scatter the seeds,
Casting me towards my destiny?
Will he leave me all alone,
In a rocking ocean of insane emotion?

Should I go in, or stay outside?
Should I walk, or take this ride?
Must I risk my heart again,
Accept more loss before I can win?

Will love bloom from this need,
Or will I find I can still bleed?
Then catching my breath, “STOP” I thought
And exhaling, I released my tainted plot

Along with all uncertainty and desperation to possess.
Knowing I couldn’t live in his eyes forever
I banished my desire for control,
And the glare did sever.

I have learned beyond all doubt,
That no matter how loud my fate may shout,
That it will be worth it, because I will grow
Finding more of my Soul…

As I walk the road of him,
Knowing it can only lead to truth’s discovery,
I set out committed to discarding my own lies
All from one moment in his blue eyes.

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Silent Conversations

You tempt with proposition,
Begging me to tease.  
Plotting to ensnare,
My tongue tangles possibilities. 
Answers to what-ifs,
Dance in imagination
Never touching skin,
Lost in silent conversation,
That must never begin.

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Dear Universe

Thank You,
Unfathomable womb in which we create,
For the knowledge you so freely give,
About from which all things come.  

Praise be to you for sight,
As I stand enveloped by the veil,
Eyes wide open to reality,
Letting in the light. 

I find peace in the wisdom
Of knowing what to want.
As the hands of destiny and free-will clasp,
I offer myself in service to the highest good. 

You are my comforter
When the harvester approaches,
To reap his bounty, as I prepare
To navigate the road of seeming opposites. 

Thank you for the light,
That it may shine as a beacon to others,
Who now walk on roads dim-lit with pain,
Holes piercing the darkness with every why? 

I hold my urn unto the sky
And ask that it be filled for pouring,
On to others passing by,
As the wheel of life keeps turning. 

My will
Is Thy Will;
What is Thy Will
For me today?

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Storm

The way you see,
Is like no one looks at me.
Your glances pierce my heart;
Your stares mend my soul. 
There’s a darkness brewing behind your eyes
That baffles brilliant blue,
As silently you stew,
A smile of mystery on your lips. 
I ache inside when not with you.
Not with the burning pain of loss,
But passion missed, 
For you are there and not here. 
You stir me with a touch,
And raise a storm inside me.
My heart pounds with thunder,
Death’s drums beat in my ears. 
With a brush of your lips,
You set me quivering
Electricity and ecstasy.
I’m afire, longing for the next rain.

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Dark November

A vampire’s slave twice bitten,
Shrinking from the day’s rays,
I crave the blood of Scorpio’s passion.
Absent is the light of inspiration,
As I burrow in the underworld,
A blindfolded warrior with free hands.
I refuse to look up,
To remove what veils my sight,
Knowing that letting in the light
Will bring my own destruction.
Contemplating in November’s mirror,
I confront the hydra that is me.
Can I sacrifice my last head,
Or will I be once more defeated,
Carrying this beast into the next life,
Where once again we’ll fight?
I’m walking through the dark night of the soul,
Dwelling in my own shadow,
Placing personal desire
Above the pursuit of truth,
Scorpio’s lesson ringing in my ears.

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Harbor

There’s no need to search anymore,
I’ll be the sand upon your shore,
The harbor that you seek.
Allow yourself on me to beach;
Surrender will not make you weak.
It is in strength that you will grow,
If you offer yourself to me to know.

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