February 27, 2010

Four-Fifteen Sherry Pain

I'm in the dark
Monitor glows
Beautiful faces
Reflect the light
Heavy breathing
Small and precious
This is where
I Want to be
With them
Always
Of course I know
That is not how it works
But I still cherish
The moment
I still cherish
Their sounds
This is our last night
In this house
I'm ready to leave
I died here
I was born here
I will leave nothing
I will take nothing
I just want to be
With them
Always
And that can be
Anywhere in the world

February 26, 2010

The Lie

Air so sweet the memory
Blue waters and their tang
Waves of the all engulf me
And it builds some more

Pull so close in binding
Breathe that breath to claim
Standard of a sensual chorus
So easy to stay this way

Worried echoes of angels
Laughter that chances to dare
Muster of wanton naivete
And it builds some more

Cries in dark embracing
Flesh slides smooth and bare
Consuming and creating
Promise to stay this way

Refrains of breathing waiting
Rhythm of smiles and stares
Pains and water breaking
And it builds some more

Cries in water embracing
Blood and tears so pure
Newest breath so tiny
It must always be this way

Mold the world to take it
Contain the sun to share
Still soft the touch to invite
And it builds some more

Glow of noontide embracing
Replay of practiced stares
One sincere the other maybe
It might always be this way

Hint of summer failing
Shadow of pensive malaise
Torn banner of a wistful chorus
The song is sung no more

Chimes that seem much louder
Where laughter used to raise
Stares no longer linger
It must always be this way

Proposition of a sunset
Blunt incision to fillet
Choking wailing convulsing
It starts to falter more

Rush to build salvation
Exhaustive tears unsure
Surely some feelings still linger
Bargaining to keep it this way

Emptiness of expulsion
Stupefied sickened dazed
Wondering how it all happened
It can never be anymore

Air so bitter the memory
Blue waters and their tang
Waves of cold engulf me
A lie is all that stays

February 20, 2010

Velvet

Just when I thought
Everything was gone
Out of nowhere
You appeared
I would be lying
If I said
I didn't fall for you
From the first time I saw you

The fire beside us
The silence around us
I could have stayed
With you for hours
The velvet of your voice
The glaze of your eyes
Caught me by surprise
Lost and mesmerized
The curve of your lips
And the glow on your skin
I'll never recover
Engraved in my mind

Can't bear to think
About walking through this life
Not seeing your smile
That cruel fate denies
What darkness may come
What goodness may go
I'll always remember
I'll never let go

February 17, 2010

Luster

I'm posting this tonight for a friend. I wrote "Luster" sometime in '04 I believe. It was both autobiographical and modeled after similar experiences in some of my friends' lives. And just now I was thinking about a conversation I had tonight with a good friend, and this song crossed my mind, so...this is for you A.

Air so close
Haze all I see
There you are perfect
Stock smile in front of me
How do you choose
The promises to break?
How do you choose
Which ones to keep?

The luster fades away

It’s just way too hot outside
I just want to stay in
But I see you’re ready to go out
It’s summer again
You crossed the line so I tried my
Best to leave you then
I’m sick of it now but I’m guessing somehow
I will stay and let you win

Eyes burn with sweat
I hardly breathe
Never a look I give
You seem to see
I know I have free will
All the memories I could kill
But for what?
It's all too hard for me

The luster fades away

It’s just way too hot outside
I just want to stay in
But I see you’re ready to go out
It’s summer again
You crossed the line so I tried my
Best to leave you then
I’m sick of it now but I’m guessing somehow
I will stay and let you win

I thought I heard
You say alright
But I couldn't be
For sure
Oh, but then
You would just
Lie again
To me

It’s just way too hot outside
I just want to stay in
But I see you’re ready to go out
It’s summer again
You crossed the line so I tried my
Best to leave you then
I’m sick of it now but I’m guessing somehow
I will stay and let you win

February 16, 2010

"Little Things" by Pomplamoose

sorting all the lights and darks
making sure our love won't lose that spark
you really didn't have to.
funny pictures that you take
dinner out instead of shake'n'bake
you really didn't have to.

movies and magazines
filling our heads with dreams
but love is the little things
love changes everything.

picking me up after work
putting up with all my silly quirks
you really didn't have to.
saying that my cooking is great
while you try to hide a stomach ache
you really didn't have to.

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February 13, 2010

Ardor

My head it searchingly aches
My eyes close just to wait
And I want just
One thing...
My heart pounds within my throat
My stomach is afloat
And I want just
One thing...
This room is getting smaller
As the night grows longer
And I want just
One thing...
Such prolonged pendulousness
A dare will only best
And I want just
One thing...
If only prescience were mine
Warmest solace divine
And I want just
One thing...
But the unknown still taunts
All the maybes still haunt
And I want just
One thing...
Amber memories in flame
Desires whisper a name
And I want
Just one thing...
I am ardent and fervent
Zealous and determined
And I want
Just one thing...
I want
You