revered

through a window, near my bed, the moon shines
stars sprinkled, brightly twinkle, in the night sky
your eyes crinkle when they smile down on me
love is here, sweetly revered, and it is mine

tangled sheets, touching feet, skin on skin
passion heats, no retreats, sweet murmured sighs
wrap around, let your arms surround, encompassing all
carry me there inside your heart, make me fall

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shadow of the wind

in the shadow of the wind
I feel Your presence
a whisper of increasing intensity
You won't show me the future
but You show me a way
to live in this life
to find contentment
to find peace
to find love

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codes

under the surface it can't break through
deciphering the codes to get to you
I need a compass, a much better map
is it all lost or can I get back?

yesterday's news, today's headline
the story doesn't die, news at nine
I dredge it up from the bottom of the sea
what does it take, what is it you need?

I can't ease up and won't pull back
tenacity is one thing I don't lack
I fight for things in which I believe
and one of them was always you and me

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Rescue Me

Up in this tower tall and steep
I wait for my love
on his great white steed

Rescue me from this abyss
of desolation
with just one kiss

Storm these iron gated walls
and free my love
when they do fall

All the love that’s locked within
is yours for the taking
once you come in

Hidden

Hidden in an obscure place
I found a heart shaped box
Memories came flooding back
When it was unlocked

I remember all the pain
I had sealed away
I should not have opened this
It’s causing much dismay

I thought that if I sealed it up
I would soon forget
The agony of life with you
That caused me much regret

Maybe I should burn this box
And recollections in it
Don’t know why I salvaged this
What aching it transmits

I’ll seal this box and bury deep
To stop my mind from churning
I don’t need this anymore
The lessons have been learned

clutch

I watch the hard-top slide to the truck
the desert sun immediately floods
elating, intoxicating, bathing me
you were right, this is what I need
ease off the clutch, onward I speed

the cool wind blowing through my hair
driving off without any cares
just for once I'm not looking back
exciting as popping in a full clip
you were right, this is just what I need
running the gears, now picking up speed

feeling the power in my right hand
as my boot works the tight, left pedal
who would of thought you could get such a rush
running the gears, listening to the hum
you were right, this is just what I need
no reverse, no going back, onward I roll

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unsurpassed (v)

you finally found your love
your search now in the past
everything you needed
to quench your heart's long fast
hold it carefully my dear
but firmly in your grasp
let it consume your heart
long may this love last

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Fields

Fields of green, skies of blue
A perfect summer day
Walking on a tree lined path
Enjoying the sun’s rays

In this perfect picture
No clouds or sidewalk cracks
No stressors or no tension
long as I don’t look back

Keep on walking forward
Forget the past torment
Focus on the future
And how to stay content

Don’t concentrate on problems
Trouble or upheavals
Keep on heading onward
Lay to rest all the past evils

Heaven's Prisoner

I am heaven’s prisoner
don’t want to escape
Stay in this nirvana
A soft and special place

Didn’t do anything amazing
Must have done something right
Nothing remarkable or extraordinary
But you are in my life

You treat me like I’m special
You honor, protect and love
I don’t deserve this pedestal
I can’t be worthy of

At night when we’re together
I reach the promised land
Hours of devoted pleasure
At your loving hands

I don’t want a pardon
Never leave this place
I’ll stay heaven’s prisoner
Forever in your embrace

Swimming

Swimming on a wave less sea
Perfect, smooth as glass
Long, even, strong strokes

Glancing back, I am far from shore
Alone, tiring, cold
Strength waning

Floating now I start back
Kicking forcefully, arms churning
Against the strong current

Swimming is like life
Sometimes struggling and fighting tides
Sometimes smooth even strokes

perfect balance

the debits and credits
that make up our lives
need to balance

the good offsets the bad
the certainty offsets the doubt
balance

making up offsets anger
laughter offsets sadness
balance

hope offsets despair
smiles offset tears
balance

fun offsets work
love offsets hate
balance

you balance me!

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distraction

let's go to the beach house
the week is weighing on me
I need to feel the distraction
from you and the deep blue sea

let's go to that place I love
feel the warm rays of the sun
we won't be able to go swimming
but we can still have some fun

let's light that outside fire
on the terrace under the moon
get a view of the southern exposure
and sleep until way past noon

let's walk the beach in the evening
leave our footprints in the sand
stars so close you can touch them
and hold them in your hand

let's snuggle under a blanket
and share a glass of wine
as moonlight floods the window
and our love intertwines

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empty hearts

you and I
move away in search of life
different directions same hopes
love escapes us both

temporary happiness
temporary love
dreams dissipate in sun
when the night is done

searching always searching
run from love to love
destiny falls apart
leaving empty hearts

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Arizona 666

it is much too late
to change my course
to retrace my path
take a different road

this one isn't marked
this one isn't paved
blown rubber from retread tires
a construction hazard zone

this treacherous trail
worse than Arizona 666
no place to pull off
this road that turns and twists

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toll

it really wasn't quite fair
the profit that came to you
at the cost of my redemption
the recompense I paid

just like a Midwest highway
the tolls they bleed for use
the value of what is measured
set by others at my expense

you pocket the small stipend
my love, my heart, my soul
moving on to the new quarry
an unsuspecting host

never looking over your shoulder
there's nothing that holds you back
a conscience not left muddled
your scruples still unimpaired

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A Promise Of More

The less important things
are easy to give;
opinions, options, ideas

What if I want more?
Is that a possibility?
Can a wish make it so?

I want it all!
The deeper meaning and feelings
Love, passion, romance

It's not to much to ask
We can build on what we have,
solidify the relationship

Can you make me a promise?
If you feel the same,
a promise of more

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Falling

I’m falling from heaven
The angel’s grasp, I slip through
Reaching and clawing
With nothing to clutch to

Clouds can not save me
As I hurtle to earth
Closer to peril
Closer to the dirt

Picking up momentum now
As the fall speeds quickly on
Life passes before me
And the things I did wrong

The doors that were open
Are shut tight and barred
Limbo no longer
Hell’s door is ajar

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Paradise

Alone in paradise
A secluded beach
Just for me

A place to put my mind in order
Reflect on my life
The direction it has gone, can go

The waves cleanse
The sand cool and moist
Under my feet

My mind is clear
My spirit strong
My soul at peace

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disavowed

the way I am feeling
can not be expressed
not by speaking or by prose

all that you said
I took as the truth
and I locked it in my heart

the truth has been disavowed
the promise, revoked
by action that speaks louder than words

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No Surrender

I thought that you might be the knight
The colors waved seemed true
removing the fortress around my heart
On a black steed you rode through

Not a damsel in distress
My world was pure and good
No need for any rescue
I knew just where I stood

The many colors you displayed
Were from damsels before me
The lance you carried pierced their hearts
But I refused to see

The fortress before was so secure
No chance of penetration
The knowledge that I learned before
Protecting my heart’s foundation

The damage that’s been done here
May never be repaired
There may be too much carnage
From the short time you were there

I will need a deeper moat
A wall that can’t be breached
For my self preservation
For a heart that won’t be reached

My heart will not surrender
It will stay locked up in the tower
Never trusting, never loving
Never to be empowered

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Lessons From Life

I have learned some lessons
Life has taught me well
To taper my true feelings
And some thoughts not to tell

How to face each challenge
How to move ahead
Make my own decisions
Hopeful and without dread

Contemplate my options
Thinking each one through
Moving swiftly forward
through what life throws at you

Experiencing changes
Happiness, sorry, or strife
It’s what we do that get’s us here
That is this thing called life

Heaven's Door

In dreams you’re lying next to me
I’m at heaven's door
Take me to that special place
You took me once before

In dreams you are devoted
I’m all that you live for
Our loving is so special
Could not ask for more

In dreams I am your center
Your essence and your core
Can not live without me
It’s me that you adore

In dreams you’ll never leave me
Our lives they are entwined
Living, loving to the max
I engulf your mind

In dreams our love is so surreal
Nothing ever comes between
Loving comes so natural
Everything  is serene

And then the daylight it does come
Dreams now fade away
Permanently etched into my mind
The dreams of yesterday

sleep

when the night keeps you from sleeping
with thoughts that cut too deeply
the night folds into another day
while sleep escaped or stayed away

sunrise comes up way to fast
a beautiful day the clouds have cast
another day, you do your best
plenty of coffee and lots of tests

evening comes, you're overtired
your dream card seems again expired
you toss and turn and pillow plump
every noise will make you jump

just when slumber comes your way
alarm clock sounds another day
just two hours is not enough
praying for help as you fill your cup

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in the middle

I know I got too close
to that burning flame
too late to back away
too late to win this game
oh so many reasons
too long that I stayed
way too many players
to be placing some blame

sometimes it is hard
to figure it all out
sometimes it is clear
when you extract the doubts
what is it that you do
when finally ready to quit
caught up in the middle
between the thin and thick

sometimes it's easy
to figure it all out
sometimes crystal clear
when you weigh in the doubts

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empty chamber

with the only key
you open the door
to my heart

entering the empty chamber
you hang your love
on a hook

comfortable with the quiet
you whisper sweet words
infusing love through my veins

you close the door behind you
locking it from the inside
you remain

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