The seconds before the fall

Paralyzed I stand
and stare, you, once soothing, are suspended towards my afternoon sky.


Coming down to rain on me. 
But will you? 
It seems you have yet to decide. 


Collecting thoughts (or are they things?)
I wonder as I race through the cabin.
What is it that could be more important than my life?


A mostly empty suitcase?
I leave things behind as your lullaby stops, 
replacing it is a chilling silence. 


Filling with complete admiration and respect, 
I will wake before you come crashing down.


But not before I have heard you, felt you, loved you. 

Look up

How can I be moved when I am in pieces?

My eyes remain unchanged as you weigh your odds. 

"I see you" I say

and we kiss goodbye. 

"The risk it took to blossom" for Maria

Through the light of intuition lie
a voice soft and sure.
Just like the moon, comforting and sweet,
showing me the way I may shine.
Guiding my  heart to the center of this world.
Expressing my gratitude is meaningless, 
unless I do it dancing under your soft glow.


We are all home.
We are all love,
You whisper, "All good things."

tunnels underground

You came to me in a dream
allowing me to shoulder the weight of your soul.
To feel what leaving means
To smell the sweetness that holds your favorite memory,
                                                                   one last time.


What a gift it is to know you,
    even in death. 

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The miles blend to one as I walk beside you
There is nothing past this.


I crave a finale, the twists of this story, the climax
Awareness of beginning, always


My craving dissolves into the simplicity of
                                                             your lips 
                                                              and mine.