i write about you

not because i want to–

in the shadows that dissolved me,

dark was the day i fell for you.

i learned to catch stars, burning rocks

flaming between my bleeding hands,

letting the light slip away, i know that

holding them can not teach me how

to separate

smiles from knives.

so if you take stars from my hands,

peel off a layer of broken skin,

where the flames scorch in my palm

down to the core of my body.

the knife cuts on my bones?

that’s from when you smiled at me.

in the depths of starlight i catch

between the flesh of my fingertips

where the skin never grew back

and the blood-stained keyboard,

you’ll find that

i write about you,

because im not allowed to say

those words i write out loud.

catching stars, i fell

for an entire universe.

i write about your eyes and your smile–

because that’s all i could do.

- deathetix

I breathe her scent

deep earthy smell

of sprinkling rain

ozone of her essence

the scent of

freshly washed laundry

exotic fibers of lust

erotic murmur of nature

a silent opaque mist

steaming on naked skin

scent of blue condensation

liquid sunshine of her soul

aphrodisiac aroma

of gentle rain

ozone of the gods

showers stirring

my aroused senses

dancing with me

in simplicity of time

wafting perfume

of last night’s ardor

incense of her soul.

My heart is light

And filled with love

Yet my pen

My pen is heavy

A sword to be drawn

Weilded

Poised to strike

An already broken heart

My mind dances

With words

Swaying and swirling

In time

In rhythym

With the song of love

But the melody

Of this song

Contorts

As it strikes paper

Love notes

Reveal themselves

To be death notes

And I erase

Erase

Erase

(Okay, I backspace, sheesh)

I do not

Want to strike you down

Please

Reclaim your heart

And set me free

I can only mask my writing

For so long

Until I can no longer breathe

I cannot stand

The thought

Of my words

Causing you pain

Feelings of love

Creating blood rain

As my sword

Strikes

Again and again

So, please

Reclaim your heart

And set me free

I click the button

Which reads "write"

But it actually says to me

"Free your heart."

To my Fire Star Lily

Flowers bloom and flowers fade

One thing that never fades is love

The wall flower speaks

Hearts maybe shattered into a billion pieces

But that just means I have more to give

To my Lily

Love is a giver cheerfully

Love is a joyful servant

Love is kind and patient

Love keeps no tally no records of wrong

Love is a master of repair

Melding pieces back together

Until it is whole

Making them new as one

No longer two flowers

The Lily outshines the wall flower

“Come away from that window Dad. It’s dark outside, everyone can see in.”

“Don’t sound like darkness to me.”

“Dad, there’s water on the floor, it’s dangerous. Go the other way or you could slip.”

“Don’t sound like danger to me.”

“I can’t come over tonight, Dad. Angie says I am not spending enough time with her. She’s questioning my committment.”

“Don’t sound like love to me.”

“I don’t know what you want me to do. The doctors are saying you won’t live without this treatment.”

“Don’t sound like life to me.”

“I am begging you, please take the chemotherapy. I don’t want you to die.”

“Don’t sound like death to me.”

How can I describe love?

It’s wrapped in a woman

Better than all the wealth

A man can possibly possess

I love this woman

So gentle so kind so warm

Truly she is the one for me

The Yen to my Yang

She fits perfectly.

Love you my honeybee

Lemon lies

sugar coated

shards

of deception

I wanted

a taste

of tart juice

on my tongue

but you blocked

my way

while I hungered

for

what you had

dangling

beyond my reach.