Balloons ! Apples!
Babies and your smile
Things I love
Parks and sitting awhile

Parades! Presents!
Kittens and your laugh
Things I love
Fishing and the raft

Ice cream! Music!
Mountains and our talks
Things I love
Sunsets and morning walks


Cotton candy! Peanuts!
Myself and you
Things I love
Clowns and morning dew

I can see your face
Hear you wonderful laugh
And even smell your essence
That puts a smile on me
When I am lost and alone

When I'm in your space
The clowns' make-up gone
I open the windows and doors
You come into me slowly
Take my hand and give me love

Walls of fear
Built from utter terror
Slowly torn down
Left open in part
But rebuilt of golden
Blocks of pure love
Windows now, eyes to
See and guard
Doors of oak
To shut out the dark

Allowing "TheRapist"

From across the room
You look so sure of yourself
But I know
I've been there
I sense your fears

My own self worth is low
I am so lost and alone
But you know
You have been here
You feel my pain

We know love and compassion
We know hurt and confusion
I'll trust you to touch my soul
May I touch you?

Gifts to me

Myriad dreams flying high in the sky
The land like grains of sand in my hand
Whispered thoughts free as the waves
On a beach
Love so encompassing but soft as
A gentle rain
These are special gifts I give to me

For Her

My head is in a spin
Like a child's toy top
My feet have not touched
The sweet ground in days
My stomach is so full
Of you I cannot eat
I am love struck lovesick
And high on your heat

The Mourning After

Rest in the dark shadows
Weary for I have traveled far
Through the thick cold forest
Trudging on through bogs and moors
Skating over freshly iced quicksand
Lost, cold and frightened at times
Snakes slithering about my feet
Demons clawing at my heels
Islands crying in the sun
Rocks eroding from drops of love

Standing in myriad shadows
Fog lying gentle on my back
Mist dancing in my face
Rainbows resting on my breast
Playful elf's tickling my toes
Drops of fresh dew in my eyes
Laughter of children urging me on
Fairies dancing in the moonlight
Her hand searching in the darkness
Mine reaching out to touch love