19 Poems from 2010
my heart worth
a thief has stole my face
and worn it on the streets
playing the fool
bragging of the dark places
i hide inside me
to all others ears
proving my heart worth
some base metal
a handful of colored beads
Poem 329 .j10
October 21, 2010
half lived
life is very simple
you grow or you die
like a vegetable
obviously
death has its thunderbolts
which must strike somewhere
but most of the time
most of our lives are counted
breathe by breathe
our lives are lived
or half lived
and most must ask
why was I so weak
why didn’t I try
you see?
so little courage have we
we give life so little honor
blinded, perhaps, by lust
life asks for a bit more
for a dance, perhaps
or maybe for a quiet song
or for a simple thanks
life is no question
nor has life an answer
Poem 326 .e10
May 19, 2010
a ghost girl
i had thought we were together
all those hours and months
it turns out I was wrong
i was alone all that time
living with empty fantasies
a ghost girl took my heart
Poem 328 .e10
May 17, 2010
only hope
love is a safe harbor
some believe
safe from cruel tides
love is a harsh tempest
i believe
waves overcoming all
in love nothing is real
all lies are true
all truth is false
in love
there is only hope
Poem 327 .e10
May 4, 2010
to here
i’ve been in love before
but never to here
a healing sort of place
we’ve walked ten thousand roads
but never on one like this
perhaps a gift of a god?
you’ve given me your heart
and you already had mine
a song of great faith
Poem 325 .e10
May 3, 2010
to live
death has the rare license
to divide
the inseparable
death plays its little jokes
on we who only live
until we become dust
i believe death laughs
at we of little courage
to live our lives
Poem 326 .e10
May 3, 2010
my love
my love, let us dance
that long soft dance
through the night and day
my love, let us touch
that warm soft touch
until time itself has gone away
my love, let us kiss
that kiss of great trust
be times and ages as they may
Poem 324 .e10
May 3, 2010
a quiet song
love is laughter
a shared joke
about the silliness of life
love dances lightly
a quiet song
about the joy of life
love is about us
our beats of heart
about the beauty of our lives
Poem 332 .e10
April 19, 2010
Written next to this poem, “genius!” is circled
a
a god once stopped by
and said to me
‘you don’t own your life
it’s a gift, you see, for
a few billion heart-beats
at best, then time will pass
as will fear
the god laughed and said
you ‘kids get out of here
go getta life
go getta life
this ain’t no jazz
go getta a good life
no pain there ain’t no gain
no pain, there ain’t no gain
Poem 312 .d10
April 15, 2010
whose soldier
whose soldier are you
in this murderous
march of time
whose commands do you heed
as hours savagely tear
thru your friends and lovers
what answer will you give
when the judge asks which day
you’ll pay for your choices
Poem 310 .d10
April 4, 2010
steps to come
shall we dance
that slow dance
the one that lasts for years
will your face
turn toward mine
and smile for the steps to come
won’t you share
those to-swift hours
as we spin and turn and whirl
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