poetry

stuff I wrote that I found saved on the hard drive of my work computer....

I.
Fumbling towards ecstasy
We stumble and fall
Gasping and grasping
At each other
at the air that surrounds us
at the invisible restraints
that trip us on our journey
and make our sojourn worthy
of heaves and sighs
heaves and sighs that
lead to breathlessness
and fumbling
fumbling
always fumbling
towards
while we reach
for the ecstasy
just beyond
our grasp

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II.

I closed my eyes
And there you were
Sitting sweetly beside me
Holding my hand

I opened my eyes
And the garish day
Ripped from me the calm
Of my repose

I closed my eyes
And there you were
Sweetly singing our heart song
Enchanting my vision

I opened my eyes
And blinding reality
Swept me to oblivion
Filled with sorrow

I closed my eyes
And there you were
Singing serenely of comfort
In your presence

I opened my eyes
And saw the world
Sighing heavily its woes
To all who listened

I closed my eyes
And there you were
Serenely swaddling my heart
In your own

I opened my eyes
And saw a tiny chickadee
Boldly chirping its lullaby
To a tired world

I closed my eyes
And there you were
Swaddling silence gently
In your care

I opened my eyes
And there you were
Silently sitting next to me
Holding my hand

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III.

Her gaze sucks you
into her soul, trapping
you forever in her heart,
her world, her life, her existence,

into her soul, trapping
all that needs healing;
her world, her life, her existence;
fragile, vulnerable, yet hidden.

All that needs healing
is an impossible endeavor.
Fragile, vulnerable, yet hidden;
the task becomes enormous.

Is an impossible endeavor
to conquer a lifetime of hurt?
The task becomes enormous
when all I can offer her is love.

To conquer a lifetime of hurt.
pain must be re-visited to be healed.
When all I can offer her is love
and ask, is it enough?

Pain must be re-visited to be healed.
Her gaze sucks you
and asks, is it enough;
her world, her life, her existence?