more than a friend

the door is closed but you still make the time 

you drop lots of hints but won't speak your mind 

the ceiling fan hums as around it does spin 

we're back where we started...back where we began 

you sing a cappella and I pick up the tune 

but the moment is lost and it's over too soon 

we pick different partners and hit the dance floor 

we've minutes to play and I'm keeping the score 

I want more than friends--someone to stick around

the smile on your face gets replaced by a frown 

you'll dance in the dark but not in the light of day 

I put words in your mouth that you'll never say 

you'd walk a mile to see just how far I'll go 

never asking the questions that most want to know 

we run the long race but neither one of us wins 

we stepped over the line between lovers and friends

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more than once

I've crept into your mind 

more than once, so it seems

too many times, infecting your dreams

conscious sun that drives me away 

breaking clouds with the dawn's rays 

you thought that you wanted me 

you think that you don't 

while you mull it over 

I'm already gone 

I drop in to see you 

again and again 

the touch of a lover 

the guise of a friend 

wanting what I offer 

but only for one night

selling your soul 

by the candle's dim light 

you thought that you needed me 

you think that you don't you 

turn over to hold me 

I'm already gone 

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refuge

watching 

a cowboy on the ridge 

hat pulled low, he does approach 

silhouetted against the darkening sky 

shelter sought from the growing monsoon 

scaling

the cowboy spans my wall 

jumping with ease my barriers 

all within now inside out

graceful are the rider's moves

promise 

something never offered

refuge only from lightning and thunder 

taking more than what he brought

the cowboy rides out after the storm

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love sleeps soundly

the sun shines in your smile 

your eyes the color of blue sky 

your touch warm like the rays 

you start my day 

the moon glows through blinds

 the stars blanket cool skin 

your voice the whisper of a mountain breeze 

when you say "good night baby"

love sleeps soundly in your arms

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terrain

soft peaks...silk valleys 

a short hike only to discover 

a terrain you already know 

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asylum

here, inside my crowded mind 

padded walls of my asylum 

I slowly part with things on a list 

I know should be left behind 

things that weigh too heavily 

things that have torn me apart 

things that I thought settled 

things that have hurt my heart 

as I close this massive book 

sealing you in a special chamber 

finally knowing what just won't be 

and walking away without anger 

loving you netted no dividends

investing more than I got back 

I didn't blame it on you, although 

part was your fault as I reflect

here, inside my crowded mind

padded walls of my asylum 

I slowly part with things on a list 

I know should be left behind

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the answer

no answers to my questions 

or mending for what needs repair 

I gave you love and affection 

knowing you'd go from here 

visiting in the dark side 

while all around you sleeps

dancing in the moonlight 

with something you couldn't keep 

truth and my conviction 

on the other side of my door

like a heroin addiction 

that left me wanting more 

love faltered at my bedside 

faking what wasn't here 

although I was often chided 

I wasn't ever that clear 

as you waited for justification

demarcation wasn't defined

solutions not forthcoming

and clearly no fault line 

so forging ahead you leave me

it won't affect you none

the truth was never out there

you take care of number one

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remnants

each time I stay over, one at a time 

I am leaving little things for you to find 

Chanel on your pillow, shampoo in your shower 

remnants of me after passionate hours 

early in the morning, our coffee at dawn 

outside on the patio as we stretch and yawn 

I leave for work and you will do the same 

after you look at remnants and smile my name

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losing game

I thought that I was in control 

my mind dominated my heart 

but I can see that wasn't true 

and should have from the start 

there's nothing for a future 

there's nothing that never was

a realm of intangible aspects 

your heart's not capable of

I should have seen the truth there

it was written plain on the wall 

a path of misdirection

for a heart that was enthralled 

do what's right for you now

and I will do the same

the wounds will heal eventually 

I'm quitting this losing game

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drive

put your pedal to the medal

honey, let's drive all night

let's see what there is out there 

before evening turns light 

keep driving into the sunset 

let's see where this road leads 

throw the map out of the window

it's something we don't need 

the full moon shining on us 

the stars can light our way 

with one headlight to guide us 

as reality falls away 

holding hands and singing 

with the songs on the radio 

this is a great adventure 

as we turn up the audio 

baby just keep on driving 

till we run out of gas 

don't know where this is leading

but I don't want to go back

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the thunder rolls

as the lightning strikes
and the crash of thunder rolls
we begin again

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lyric

Voltaire-esque lyric
vague allusions, fragrant truth
metaphoric thoughts

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indomitable

Writing what I feel and think 

dissatisfaction, dilemmas, disillusion,

my soul and spirit in blog. 

It eases the pain somehow

helps me to come to terms,

thinking I am in control 

when a higher power dictates 

the past and the future. 

All that I am and will be, 

a future mapped out long ago 

a course that can not be changed

dark and light at the same time. 

Expecting the worst, 

hoping for the best. 

While my guardian angel sleeps 

the candles that were lit 

are extinguished unanswered.

A lifetime of obscurity 

that is dictated 

in day to day measures and

a future that is indomitable.

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you fit

like my favorite jeans 

comfortable and soft 

faded but perfect

hugging every contour 

yeah, you fit

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coffee

the coffee acrid 

the taste bitter in my mouth 

ruining my day

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goodbye haiku

goodbye to a friend 

I was there through thick and thin 

now it is the end

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Being Here With You

It’s the calmness in the evening 

The regenerating moon 

The stars that light the universe 

And being here with you 

It’s the conversation 

The blending of our day 

The leisurely time together 

That takes the stress away 

It’s the holding and caressing 

The whisper of the words 

The nights we spend together 

That makes the passion stir

It’s waking up together 

To start again renewed 

A chance to do it all again 

That helps to get me through

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Your Smile Haiku

the clouds are clearing
heaven appears in your smile
sunshine warms my soul

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Nietzsche

"I would not know what the spirit of a philosopher 

might wish more to be than a good dancer." Friedrich Nietzsche 

I am a good dancer so I must be a philosopher! 

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monopoly

real life is like monopoly 

only you start with no money and no hotels 

and you hardly ever land on free parking!

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Barbie Haiku

Barbie turned fifty

those careers and dating Ken 

She must really tired!

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Whimsy

She doesn’t have my fire 

She doesn’t have my wit 

Her features may be similar

But is she the best fit? 

The times we spent together 

The things that we discussed 

We have the commonalities 

We have a solid trust 

She’s just a passing whimsy 

She can hold you for a while 

But there’s no way she’ll measure up 

She doesn’t have my style 

 So close your eyes and think of me 

And all the things we've shared 

Is she the one you really want? 

Or is she lacking when compared

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jaded

innocence has slipped away

I am naïve no longer 

it has been replaced by pessimism

I once believed in the good 

of all mankind 

and the kindness of others 

but mankind is now selfish 

hurting others 

out for themselves 

and what they can get 

I am jaded and cynical

the hand of God no longer rules 

lucifer is in charge 

“judge not yet ye be judged”

no one cares about redemption 

except me 

I pray for this sad world 

and the infidels that walk in it 

God’s children no longer

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for sale haiku

my heart, once broken

repaired and better than new

all because of you

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never ending

memory, fantasy, ecstasy
taste the passion
honey sweet and thick
warm like the sun
romantic like the stars
expansive like the sea
never ending

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