scared

Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Scared keeping our love out of the dark scared to deal with discomfort avoiding asking questions and filling the blanks with assumptions the hidden slowly consumed us until the dark could no longer hide dimming our hearts pushing each other away I was afraid of your shadow and now…

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all it took

Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash all it took all it took  was a glance in your direction a moment in your company and a look into your eyes sensing the presence of your soul all it took was a gentle caress a tender joining of lips and a sensuous embrace to be drawn…

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passing

Photo by kim ick on Unsplash passing passing through hurt and pain   previously clouded  and hidden by desire the haze is lifting reflecting on what the mirror is seeing I am softening and surrendering  finding power in stillness  and connection allowing my unbroken heart  to expand into fearlessness where it only knows of love

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drifting

Photo by Linus Nylund on Unsplash drifting out at sea or out to see ? listening to tears  and whispers of my soul I understood the day I lost myself was the day I lost you looking for myself I will never need to chase anyone again

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blame the mirror

Photo by Yann Allegre on Unsplash blame the mirror not one to run for the hills when the going gets tough I still blame the mirror for what I don’t like to see when desires cloud my senses and wishful thinking my mind my heart will look in the wrong place for its boundless love…

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when sorry is not good enough

Photo by Jordon Conner on Unsplash when sorry is not good enough fear gripping me and being dead to my feelings I derive meaning from the state I am in  seeking to escape the consequences of not fully exposing myself to what hides beneath and attempting to run away from myself  to leave the overwhelm …

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unmeasured

Photos used by Mockup Graphics and Michael Walter on Unsplash  unmeasured my heart hasn’t learned to measure its love for you ferocious in its intensity alive, gentle and tender but not yet fearless in its expression loud when transforming sounds onto paper  a mere whisper when reaching you seeking to caress and kiss you with…

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wide open

Photo by Connor DeMott on Unsplash wide open you receiving me I had been utterly vulnerable unashamed of my tears not hiding my flawed self and stripped away of false confidence in your presence I was naked with my assumptions questioned my projections rejected I bared myself in front of you my shadows exposed my…

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shadows

Photo by Chris Barbalis on Unsplash shadows if only ours could be friends if only our souls would infuse them with light looking back I could not see the shadows of my past I had been afraid of yours  coming out of hiding swallowing and spitting me out triggered by my clouded projections now that…

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no love lost

Photo by SUHAIL RA on Unsplash no love lost erasing what my heart has touched is impossible  with its memories alive of your light stirring me the feelings continue soothing my wounding the traces of you linger on your sparks keep fanning my fire despite shadows clouding it all I have lost a lover but…

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treasure

Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash treasure I treasure what we shared never was there anything casual about us for me and not a moment did I take you for granted despite my resistance to change setting me free was the kindest thing you have done  welcoming your truth  I leave filled with love more…

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after

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash after walking with you getting lost in your eyes with your breath on my skin and my fingers in your hair sharing laughter and tears of joy pleasure and moments of pain after touching my hearts desire I can say I have lived and I have loved what more…

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