TWO OF US
THIS BOY bought a TICKET TO RIDE
to meet a GIRL.
As he got off the train, he SAW HER STANDING THERE, pacing back and forth,
as she thought to herself,
"IT WON'T BE LONG."
Their eyes met, and faces smiled as two neared to COME TOGETHER.
And with that first kiss, it was obvious, they would start a REVOLUTION.
"Come on," she said, "I'll DRIVE MY CAR to a place where we can be alone and I'll give you ALL MY LOVING."
Behind closed doors, she begged him, "HOLD ME TIGHT and PLEASE PLEASE ME."
He was more than happy to oblige. "I NEED YOU," he said, as he made her his......... HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE
Their love was felt ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Happily spent, the two curled into one another. "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND," she said, as she pulled his arm tighter around her, then the two fell into GOLDEN SLUMBERS.
Far too soon, it was time for him to leave. "OH! DARLING," he said, "I'LL BE BACK, I've GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE"
He placed his heart in her hands as a token, "FROM ME TO YOU."
"I'VE GOT A FEELING," she whispered,
BECAUSE I need you IN MY LIFE,
WE CAN WORK IT OUT. If I must, I will wait for you WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR."
He kissed his little BLACKBIRD on her forehead and said, "SOMETHING tells me we won't have to WAIT that long."
Drug of choice
She'd wake me
In the morning
To remind me I was alive
She'd disappear
Beneath cotton
So many threads
I'd forgotten to count
The softness of her hands
In rhythm between breaths
Keeping time
L ove
S educes
D eath
I could've died then
And there
She always made me weak
Too weak to pretend
We were someone else
Too weak to dare to dream
Outside my own reality
An addict to her lips
Her voice
You never understand your drug
Fully
Yet it knows you from the inside out
M orning
D ose
M ourning
A ddiction
Happy Father’s Day
He was was the greatest man I've ever known and then one day he left out of the blue and left me questioning, what if I'm not as good as you? What if I fail to be just like you? What if I'm not quite the man you raised me to be and I fail miserably with my own family?
What if I have more questions?
William Henry Mills JR
6-19-2016
The Sea Calls, The Sea Cools
The grains burn my soles as I walk
I hear a voice call me, I hear a voice talk
Heat seers through me, but I have lost all care
As I walk in this land with no air
I stop, my skin lit by the flames of guilt
And think of all the grief I have built
I look out to see the gallop of blue
And I know what I must do
Hooves crash and thrash and spit white foam
But I move in close to this place I shall soon call home
They grasp my feet in a tight wet hold
I let them pull me down and sink in their cold
They kiss my cheeks and fill my throat, but I do not cry
I just let my limbs fall free and close my eyes
Walking Out Your Door
You can’t possibly know
that I’ve figured you out.
I won’t fall for cunning ruses
won’t wash feet of filth
won’t take dreadful abuse
your angry words
your demeaning lies
your cheating ways.
In fact, you’ll be
a distant memory
that won’t be repeated.
You’ll see my back
Walking out your door
in lilting bounce steps.
I know this now
but you do not!
