Don’t feel guilty
Or shed a tear
About fate delivering on
A promise that was worth the wait
For decisions were made
They turned away
The right thing was done
For it opened a door
For you to come along
And while it took more
Then a fortnight to fall
In love with you
I’m glad that I stuck around
And put my faith in you
For I know that he wouldn’t
Steer me wrong
And there will always be haters
Frustrated that they didn’t
Take the time to believe
In you and I, always
Desperate to change and rearrange
To fit their own point of view
And I may be jealous
Perhaps a tad possessive
But your love is for real
And I don’t want to
Miss a beat or
Take you for granted
Then walk away in defeat
I’ve touched and felt beauty
And I’m in awe
I’ll give you the world
And if I’m biting off
More than I can chew
Damn the irrationality
For only a fool
Would give up
Shirk the responsibility
Run away form the challenge
To what is comfortable
And satisfies humanity
To avoid loneliness
Death works slowly…

My angel, my baby
I hate to see you hurt
I wanna wrap you in
My arms and rock you
Until you close your eyes
At peace, relief at one
With your being
Once, I was scared
That I’d never find
Another to share
What’s inside my soul
That I’d be sentenced
To an exile in hell
Rudderless, with no
Direction or particular place to go
Save for digging obsessively
A grave to the abyss
Then when I felt the
Light had extinguished forever
You entered and I kissed your lips
And I wanted more
Then you delivered and shocked
Me with affection
That I never experienced
And I’m delirious babe
Not ashamed of showing you
Off to the world whether
Or not they care to see
Is a testament to their inherent misery
There is no past to revel in or
Feel sorry for
Only a present
To dive into your eyes
And embrace the sigh
Of a future that
You and I are destined for
I’m yours
To have and hold
I have to desire
To stray because
There’s no place
To run except in your arms
And I know you
Feel the same
This wicked game
Of insecurity is to
Be buried along side
All the past regrets, mistakes, pain
That we had to endure
To survive and thus be enveloped
In the allure
That is us…

P-July 19, 2009.