Missing You

Yearning,
Craving,
Needing you.

I am yours,
Willing to please.
Coy looks that beckon.
Devilish grins that tease.

Wisk me away
To our destination.
Show me love,
Lust and adoration.

Your touch is all I need.
Tangled and intertwined,
Wrapped up in bliss.
My desire is yours to feed.

Yearning,
Craving,
Needing you.
My Love,
I am missing you.

Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
-Bruce Lee


"The doubters said,
"Man cannot fly,"
The doers said,
"Maybe, but we'll try,"
And finally soared
In the morning glow
While non-believers
Watched from below."
— Bruce Lee

The Phoenix

I couldn't breathe,
I wasn't able to feel.
Uncomfortable in my own skin,
I had to leave.
I had to make a change.

Fueled by frustration and fear,
I set the house afire.
I doused my security blanket with gasoline
And tossed the match over my shoulder as I walked away.

Entering my new life,
You stood in the doorway.
I was afraid,
But there was something in your eyes,
Something in the song you sang.
You had my attention.

Coughing,
Choking from the smoke.
I left the memories unpacked
And fell into you.

Slipping, hold onto me.
Falling, elevate me,
Tripping, dust me off.
The house is ablaze.

Uncertain, unprepared.
I stumble and wobble,
Learning to walk again.
You hold my hand.

We look back to the ashes,
The embers still burn.
My knees are weak but your arms surround me.
I can close my eyes and breathe again.

Together we heal,
Tomorrow we rebuild,
Today we love.
I will rise from the flames.

Circus

I am the acrobat,
Strung up on the lines,
Directed to spin and flip.

The crowd applauds,
But I want to come down.
These actions are making me sick.

I can't see anything
Beyond the lights,
When will this act be through?

Free me from these wire constraints,
I want to be me.
And I want to be with you.

I am Woman. I am She.

In my head at times
I am a little girl.
Small and intimidated
By the world.
In my heart
I am the Tigress.
Fierce and brave,
Ready to fight.

I was trapped before
By my fear of failure,
Afraid to give it a try.
Today finds me
Steady and strong,
Telling the world
To bring it on.

Rough and tough,
But soft and vulnerable.
I know I will get by.
Regardless of what
Life and love bring,
I know I can survive.

Together

If I am Yin and you are Yang,
Then the Sun and Moon we will be.
Your cooling spirit soothes my heat,
Together we have peace.

Before we met I was a fish out of water,
Gasping for air on the shore.
You saw my need and gave me life.
Water bearer, I am yours.

Father Time

There's a Grandfather clock
Chained to my ankle.

Dragging it across the carpet,
I will the healing to begin.

Wishing time away,
I shove the minute hand around the face.

Every second a milestone.
Each chime a celebration.

Oh, Father time!
Won't you take this pain away?