Truth and Wisdom
You look for words of wisdom,
I offer only dreams;
I see in you such beauty
as words have never seen
but beauty is not my passion
far better still is Truth;
beauty is an illusion
that fades soon after youth.
THE SACRIFICE
At dawn you closed your eyes
and opened up ypur thighs
to my caress,
my love.
What deeper expression
than the offering of yourself,
the sacrifice of flesh
to flesh? You are mine,
o sacrificial lamb,
and I am yours.
We celebrate the discovery
of Love, of each other;
we celebrate the discovery
of Truth.
EMPTY CAFES
Twisted trees
bustling streets
and twisted, bustling cars
dot the landscape.
Inside
is quiet contemplation,
warmth,
and smiles from strangers.
I hate coffee,
just as I hate cigarettes,
but there is something warm
and mellowing about it.
In empty cafes all over the earth,
I tell myself,
sit empty men...just like me.... My attempt
at reassurance is lax. I know
I know
that the warmth is artificial
like the smile of the waitress who doesn't
give a damn anyway. I know
that I must leave.
Looking Back
Looking back I realize
a thousand pains
a thousand roads
I've walked upon
each without an end
to where I'm standing now
to where I now begin.
THE SEEKER
I am the esoteric poet
the seeker
searching for unfound knowledge
and finding only my self
I journey alone
Suffues me with Your Truths
I seek that fleeting dream called
Freedom
FLOWER
Float on the whispering breeze,
rooted to the earth;
bow down with trembling leaves-
justify your birth;
see all the Master sees
and know your humble worth.
THE PROSE AND CONS OF POETRY
Please be seated.
Yes, the table contains contents,
and the index is more than just a
finger of speech. Poetry is Love.
It is the tree in which the poet dreams.
My dark vision shall become
the light of the world.
Do not cry, dear children,
the wheel has only rolled once- the worst
is yet to come. Feel free
to deny your existence. Feel free
to laugh and smile
at the un-for-sure-ities. Die
when you feel like dying. We do not know
Death, but remember, we did not know
Life until we got here.
Laugh at the world. Laugh at the world. Laugh
at the world.
With You
With you
with you - you know it's true-
Forever is a dream in Time.
With me
with me - I know you see -
Forever is a state of mind.
Eyes To The Sky
As the man with the way
turns his eyes to the sky-
impending oblivion,
a passionate eye,
the man with the mask
turns his eyes to the sea
forever avoiding
the way it should be.
Go Back Again
Then,
all at once,
the sky grows dark
and I hear my name.
Now
I know that
I can't go back
I can't go back again....
On Free Wings
The silver-winged bird
flew above snow-capped mountains
but
life
was
too
short....
Nothing is allowed to be free.
POET
Painter of thoughts
weave your magic spell
cast your words upon us
show us where you dwell
deep into your memory
tell us what you feel
is Life the same as Death to you
or is this all unreal?
SYZYGY
It's been a long, hard dream
but I love you.
It's funny
how two separate worlds
can get so close together.
I've given myself many times
to many lovers; each time
I ended up scattered-like leaves are-
to uncaring winds.
Don't let me be scattered again.
If nothing, at least let me hold you.
Let me know
you aren't like the others before.
Let me know you're the one
who's willing to accept my love.
WHEN YOU SAT ALONE
It was your world she loved;
it was your smile.
You looked so beautiful
when you sat alone
and she could not resist you
she gathered up the stone
and threw the moss beneath her
she took you to her home
and melted when you kissed her
she made herself your own...
you looked so beautiful
when you sat alone.
POEM FOR A GIRL WHO LOVED ONLY MY BODY
I was holding to you in the pleasure
in the taking and making of love
and for that one moment your treasure
was a gift fit for god up above
if I knew that showing my meaning
meant never to see you again
I wish that my feeling and dreaming
had shown you an answer
an end
Silence Unbroken
The silence remains
unbroken
tears are cried
words are spoken
the dream has an end
always bitter
the pain borne of love
is a strong one
always alone
me and no one
always
always the dream
Love What I Am
I am loneliness for your love
for your love I am loneliness
loneliness for your love I am
love I am loneliness for you.
DO NOT DENY YOURSELF THE DREAM
Do you think you know me? Do you
think you can show me? Do you think
you can love me? Do you think you're
below
or above me?
Hold on to the dream. Can you hear me screaming-
crying to be released
dying to be alive? Tonight I walk upon
the heart's broken highways. Tonight
with measured need
I think of you always
and know your crying eyes,
beyond the skies,
below the depths of deepest ocean
I touch you with emotion. I come
to you with heart on sleeve
in the hope that you'll believe
and know my saddened heart
and give to me just one small part
of a dream we both perceive- do you stay
or do you leave? Like a child
from the womb
step beyond your little room
and breathe the breath of love
I give to you enough
and you are safe with me.
Goodbye Patricia
You dance on the threshold of pain.
You are sweeter than sleep
and warmer than soft summer rain.
Goodbye Patricia,
perhaps I will meet you again.
WHAT BECAME OF YOU?
Did you take your life that lonely night
when empty shadows called
and Death was in the hall
dying to be with you?
Did you take the knife that darkened night
and stab the naked wall
and watch the plaster fall
and know that no one loved you?
Did you cry and wonder why
did you try and was the sky
a winking, mocking eye
calling you to die
daring you to fly
into the other side
to empty, lonely night?
Yes, your heart was dead that night
but did I give it light?
Did it feel all right
to let yourself fly with me?
To step beyond the door
where all is so unsure
and trust that guiding flame
to whisper soft my name
and know that I am there
forever everywhere
and that I really care
and give you love to spare
and keep your dream with me
for all the world to see-
there is no need to run
for we alone can be as one
and step into the sky
and be the single I.
Regret
All your life
I am returning to your mind
shadows painted on the ground
all around
I am the stranger that you knew....
You can hear me
talking on the wind.
Dear Shrink;
Never mind.
