And I Will Do the Same

You confess so very little

with so much still to tell,

It turns your tongue to brittle

as your lungs begin to swell.

The music in your fingers

sings a different kind of truth

and if my words still linger

some might find it uncouth

to dip and dabble in a dream

so real and yet so distant

that has me ripping at my seam:

so biting and so brilliant. 

It's real if it floats through our air

down to our blood and bones

and no one promised love was fair

just that it would be known.

I want to see what your eyes see.

I want to know your name.

So, keep your arms outstretched for me

and I will do the same.

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"All my life I've watched you dance along to music that I can't hear. I ain't equipped to hear those songs." Radical Face The Moon is Down

"If only I could stretch across the depths to hold you." Copeland Chiromancer

I Dream Soft Skin

The sky is pink;

the moon is new

and, if I blink,

I'm missing you.

I'm breathing out

the doubt I carry:

a careful shout,

a body buried. 

The stars align

and tell their tales

as I opine

beneath their trails.

They've witnesses love

with their own eyes

from high above:

not new or wise.

I dream soft skin,

a heart that dances.

Where to begin -

such rare romances? 

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"Can't you see me? Come on color me in. Come on color me in. Give me your blue rain. Give me your black sky. Give me your green eyes. Come on, give me your white skin. Come on, give me your white skin. Come on, give me your white skin." Counting Crows Have You Seen Me Lately?

Pink Sky over New Jersey (Monday, July 27, 2015)

On July 11

Love is an intersection
of beauty and respect.
Love is a collection
of causes and effects.
Love leaps in all directions,
but it always correct.
Love sees your imperfections,
but not as imperfect.

Love is laughing and is crying,
is there in lows and highs.
Love is always trying
to find the compromise.
Love continues vying
to keep you as its prize.
Love is in this air, flying;
I can see it in your eyes.

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This poem was written specifically for my friends' wedding. It's been written for a while, but I didn't want to post it publicly until after their wedding!

I Thought the Moon was Out

I thought the moon was out,

so I called it by your name

and never did I have a doubt

that you would do the same.

But, in fact, it was a street light

merely mocking at my longing,

laughing with a searing bite

at my attempted fawning.

I just wanted you to see me,

for you to feel my flesh,

but through this fog you cannot see

and I am such a mess.

So, I tossed and turned around my bed

and hid beneath my sheets.

I'd wrap myself in you instead

if only I could reach.

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"I think I know a guy in Roswell. We'll hitch a moon ride, steal you back your face." Bad Books Mesa, AZ

"There ain't no moon tonight. It's hard for me to see. But if I can catch a glimpse of you, it helps me feel at ease; it helps me sleep." Radical Face The Moon is Down

Line by Line

I'll tell you all my secrets.

You'll read them line by line.

I only write in present tense,

but only sometimes rhyme. 

Around me, I have built a fence

behind which I opine,

but if you break down this defense,

I promise you'll be mine.

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"So we lay glowing in the grass to watch the sun swamp with the moon, trade our future for our past, present tense was all we knew." Kevin Devine A Billion Bees

"Forever yours... And I can feel you in the morning sun. You warm me like no other one. Forever yours..." Copeland Chiromancer 

The Thread

Wrap me up tightly
and keep me all your own.
I'm depressed, only slightly,
from waiting all alone.
I am what you can't see, 
that which is never known 
but I'll smile politely  
in case I'm ever shown. 

Between the lines you read 
was a subtle, shifting view: 
the life you thought you led, 
a heart pounding anew. 
The moon shines overhead 
and sings a lovely tune, 
but I have lost the thread 
that leads me home to you.

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"I'll give you my heart, if you can keep the door open. I lost the thread of the story that I was telling." Rocky Votolato Sawdust and Shavings

"But if you'll be my bluebird returning then I'll be your evergreen, standing tall on your horizon, guiding you home to me." Death Cab for Cutie Little Wanderer

"Follow the signs right back to you (back to you, back to you). I know they wind right back to you (back to you)." Twin Forks Back to You

Anyway

You patch yourself up

well enough,

I suppose.

You put your party dress on.

You tell yourself

your scars

are only visible 

through your own eyes.

So, you play your role

well enough,

I suppose.

But you stumble over

certain lines.

They'll only hear it

if they're listening.

And no one's really listening

anyway.

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"In a sea of quiet voices, you're the only one that I can never find." Copeland Chiromancer

"I try to will myself away while shouting habits plead their case." Kevin Devine You'll Only End Up Joining Them