In the early morning,

when I feel you stirring

I ask if you are awake

And you answer with

your sigh...

I know you had

a sleepless night and

I ask,"what's wrong?"

And you lie

with "Nothing"

But I know,

I know its the job,

keeping you awake

but then I am

frightened and think

"what if it's me..."

And I take you're hand

and let you know

that you are under a lot

of pressure, and ask

if you want to talk

about it...

And when i don't get

a response, I tell you

If its me keeping

you awake...

You can be honest...

And I hear back

the reply, "why do you say that?"

and I say, "because we are human...

sometimes, love is not enough"

And I look at you in

the early morning light

and tell you

I love you so much

I never want to

be your burden

to be someone you have

Fallen out of love with

I love you so much I would

want you to be happy and

not be with someone

you don't love like that

Anymore...

And a tear comes

to your eye...

"No, you dope...

it's not you..."

I wipe the tear thats

formed and say

"Good...because

the sun doesn't rise

without you..."

And that starts

the flood of tears

I didn't want...

not on this day...

not from insecurities

in the glimpses of sunlight

"But, we aren't having sex..."

Aren't we?

The way your eyes caress me, the way your words undress me

The way our hearts make love in plain sight

The way our souls connect in the night

In the day

The way

You hold me with your thoughts

the way your secret longings and fears penetrate my own

Your attention and compassion kiss me so sweetly

and I melt beneath the touch of your listening ears

The delicious foreplay of a "Good morning" text

And the satisfying climax of "I love you. Good night" on my screen

This is sex like I’ve never seen

“I don’t know you, anymore,” you say,

“So I think I need to go.”

But wait! No! No! Don’t go! Please stay!

But you head for the door.

We’ve been together many years

And most of them were good

But now you say I’ve changed,

“You’ve changed!”

Yes. Message understood.

But surely after all this time

We should work to solve this mess

You may not know me any more

But you don’t know me any less!

You don’t know me any less.

Even since I was young,

I looked out the window

While it was snowing.

I wondered if anything else

Could look so perfect,

Could look so pure.

And then I saw you.

So small,

So perfect,

With your big brown eyes

And your little button nose.

You were so small,

I felt like I could hide you

From the cold, harsh world.

And then you began to grow.

You got so big so fast,

I missed your younger days

When I could protect you

From everything around us.

But now, you saved me

From my self-loathing,

From my loneliness.

And then your life ended.

I'm grateful for all the days

I had to watch you grow.

I'm grateful for all the smiles

And all the kisses

You have given me.

I'm grateful that you were in my life

For these fifteen years,

I hope I'll see you in heaven,

My little puppy.

I’m jealous of the sun,

how it crawls across your skin.

Flushing your cheeks,

pulling the freckles from under the surface.

I’m jealous of the wind,

how it lifts your clothing from your frame.

Tickling your neck,

teasing your hair to attention.

How you lift your face to each,

tipping your chin skywards.

How your eyes close,

how you let the pleasure wash over you.

My dearest patient

I have very good news

Your nasty infection

Has been subdued

We caught it early

You will be alright

Drink plenty of fluids

Get some sunlight

I had never seen

Such a nasty strain

It's no wonder you

Were in so much pain

These parasitic

And tiny things

That make up this

Quite rare disease

They first find a cell

Where they can survive

They populate it

And there they thrive

Their only care

Is to grow and spread

And they do this well

Til the cell is dead

Then they travel on

Finding other cells

Searching far and wide

For places to dwell

They're quite advanced

You'd be surprised

These microscopic

Parasites

They are even able

To communicate

And can learn at

An alarming rate

They use their

Own technology

To build resistance

Quite rapidly

So I cannot be

Entirely sure

If the treatment is

A permanent cure

But do not be

Overly concerned

We'll do a checkup

When you return

For now, you're cured

I'm sure you'll be fine

I'll see you again

In six months time...

...I've brought to the lab

The place of their birth

This poor dead cell

They call Planet Earth

To study a sample

Of the disease

This infectious strain

Of human beings

I sat down by the River Styx

To watch my dear friend go

I knew he would be there someday

But when, I did not know

We said goodbye long ago

And parted as close friends

I knew he would do this someday

But I never knew when

His mother called to break the news

And I was not surprised

I knew this call would come someday

But still, I began to cry

So I traveled down to the River Styx

And soon, I caught his eye

He knew that I would come and see

But he could not have guessed why

I had to confess what was in my heart

To see his face once more

He always thought I felt that way

But he never could be sure

I cried and asked him to come back

I wouldn't accept that he was gone

I thought he'd turn around and stay

But he smiled and passed on