Reaching out

Staying when I should go
Loving when I should hate

Paralysis of indecision
Numbs my mind 

I ask why happiness 
eludes my grasp 
But I fail to see 
My feet, rooted too deep, 
limit my reach



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Sweet Pain Of Love

A heart full of love
keeps me whole
though it beats
in fragments
you left it in

Each shard
pierces
my thoughts
with an
exquisite agony
I cherish

This sweet pain
is all I have
left of you



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Walking away

I smiled and laughed 
with nonchalant ease 
I even indulged 
in witty repartee
You were amused 
It made me proud 
You nursed your drink 
I was reckless 
I teetered 
as I rose to leave 
You put out your hand 
I clung too long 
We went 
our separate ways 
I waited 
for you to look back 
but you kept going 
Your brisk steps 
trod on my heart 
breaking it 
into a million pieces 
once again


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Emotions

Some emotions
are claimed by silence
falling between heartbeats
embedded in the flesh
becoming part of you
                              
Some silences
speak louder than words
echoing in your ears
till they drown out
sane voices of your mind   

                

Some voices
whisper through 

your senses
speaking a language
only the heart understands
changing your life
with their meaning

Some hearts
stop beating
betrayal breaks
their rhythm
throwing them
into a vortex of despair
Spinning them
into a world 

without emotions


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Stolen Moments

The clock ticks
inexorably towards
the the time that
we must part
Relentlessly moving
hands of my watch
tighten their grip
on my pleasure
turning it to pain
as I realise
you will soon leave
and I will again
count the seconds
till we can be
together

I have never
been good
with numbers
yet I know
exactly how
many minutes
must pass before
we meet next

(10,080, that's how many)

They add up
to one week apart
One week
full of minutes
I would give away
for free
if it could buy me
more hours with you

And yet
I wonder
sometimes
If I had
those hours
I want
so desperately
what would I do
with them

These treasured
moments
precious
because
they are
stolen from life
But if they became
life itself
would they lose
their lustre?


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Desire

I lie sated
tangled sheets twisted in desire
wrapped around my heated body
that still thrums to your tune
My languid eyes
follow your sinuous steps
drinking in the wonder
of your sinewy beauty
as you pick up clothes
shed in a hurry
I hold out a hand
in mute appeal
wanting to hold you close
be warmed by your heat
You turn
and your chiselled strength
takes my breath away
a wave of fresh longing
sweeps through me
I want to feel
your breath on my skin
your lips on every inch of me
I want to writhe and shake
shiver my way to ecstatic release
But once is all we have time for
You leave
transformed into
a respectable stranger
I must wait
until tomorrow's stolen tryst


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Till We Meet Again

I watch you
when I know
you're not looking
I long to reach out
and  touch the smile
that lingers at the
curve of your lips
My fingers ache to
smooth the creases
that crinkle
at the corner
of your eyes
My hands
want to cradle
your beloved face
and look deep
into your soul
My eyes cry out
to gaze into yours
so you can see
my heart belongs to you
But I sit still
You are not mine
to have and hold
in this life 
So I hope
we will meet again
when it will be our time
for I know
that my love
will endure
across the ages


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