Your fingers leaving burn marks
then kissing them off
one by one
Set me on fire
burning us to ashes
rebirth again
new for the dawn
Bring on the new buds
pulling the heartstrings
play me like a symphony
pleasing to Amor
Bloom
peeling off petals
one by one
falling
fragrance scattering
intoxicating all senses
The body once a wasteland
slowly soaking up the dewdrops
trickle to a stream
a river
a sea
a tsunami
wherever I go I carry your heart with me
the despised, jealous look of people cannot penetrate you
the famine, the war torn cannot waver you
the coldness of the world cannot freeze you
the darkness cannot devour you
for I carry your heart with me wherever I go
The old Ford carried our young souls under the starry sky
slowly rolling into the moonlight cinema
stretched on the worn leather seat
resting my feet on the dash
bubble gum blowing while you tuning the radio frequency to the movie
rolling my head to mess up my hair to
the rock and roll remaining sound
in my head
the sound of your coke can letting out a yawn
woke me just in time for the movie previews
shuffling chips bags and salted cashews
manically getting ready before
the 15 minute preview ran out
“hey Puff!” you called out to me
I looked up through my bird’s nest hair
like a curious new born
you leaned over and kissed the four petals of my lips
my face relaxed and a smile started to bloom
we lazed in the worn leather seats
lounging into each other
a line of wriggling toes on the dash
two young souls
sharing a movie – Fast and Furious
in the old Ford
How many movies
how many coke can yawnings
how many chips and salted cashews
and how many moonlight smooches…
( image from rockdraw.com )
You were raging, splattering, raving and rattling the cage
I was standing and watching you in amazement
I was made to have keen observant eyes to spot you
You gravitated me to glue to your contorting face even in the most gruesome illustration
You could bring on the devil’s horns
I felt at ease and knew
I would tame that to peace
You were raging, splattering, raving and rattling the cage
I was standing and watching you in amazement
I stepped agilely forward to unlatch the gate
You leaped out and landed all over me
four eyes met
your flames mellowed into
my whirlpool of affection
My heart departed
After soaking up your unkind words
Like wine turned into vinegar
The sun has been warm throughout spring, summer, even autumn
Below zero is the depth of winter
Where my tears run into icy poles
The place I used to call home where I hibernated throughout winter
Now wandering with my subdued heart
Home is where my heart is
I beg for shelter for my soul
I see you sold out for Him
fervently and relentlessly
without reservation
What is life worth
if we are held back
by our insecurity
and worldly possession
which counts nothing in eternity
and benefits no one
I see you a preacher
a bearer of the good news
the hunger crowd saw Him
hearing your trials and burdens
gravitated by that killer sense of humour
I see you a friend
to many in despair and torment
they know Him through
your presence and kindness
humbled by your past
I see you
I see you from the beginning
fearfully and wonderfully made
a topaz of the royal crown
I saw you
I saw the boy in you
full of love for the world and
the people in it
I saw you
I saw the boy in you fell off
over and over again with
no one dusting you off
I saw you
I saw the boy in you sobbing for
the unheard words
and unfelt love
I saw you
I saw the boy in you trapped in
a shattered glass heart
bleeding into glimpse of hope
I saw you
I saw the boy in you
puffy cheeks and a million dollar grin
fading away in a politically correct world
I saw you
I saw the boy in you
a pure and innocent soul could not be unseen
Truly I saw YOU
I finally woke up with a cat stretch
Searched and found the tropical island deep in your eyes
‘Hey!’
Before you responded
‘Shhhhh!’
My lips plopping to splash your heart
You are
the hollow tree trunk to the hibernating squirrel
the sanctuary to the refugee
You are
the axis to the earth wanderer
the compass to the tracker
You are
the magnetic island to the metal particles
the shore the survivor swam to
You are
the tree I swing around
You are who you are
I belong to
Flicker of Thoughts 