Useless Drama

So many words are swirling
like leaves in a dust devil
I reach and grab
and pull forth only fragments

I want to say
what I want to say
with a coherence
that even the deaf can hear
but this useless drama
is all that comes

I know what you want to hear
It's what I need to tell
but my clever-speak
has tied my tongue
to a busted axle
only my thoughts turn

We always know
what we should have said
but I wonder
does it really makes a difference
once a thought is exposed to light
it only grows in the face of denial

In Tune

What can I give you
beyond my attention
how can I serve you
beyond your capacity
the idyll moments of our lives
are deeply painted canvases
that hang in our hearts
we lived those scenes
and want them back
but can’t afford
the redundancy of déjà vu
if I could hold you again
I would memorize your pulse
and forever be the one
in tune with your life

Fire

What if
I took your arm
and lead you
to a quite spot
and sat you down
among the ferns
unbuttoned your heart
and loosened your spirit

Would you
respond in kind
and accept me
despite my failings
speak to me
despite your misgivings
love me
despite my faults

I'm like smoke
so delightful
to the senses
yet cloying if too much
you only have to breath
a little of me though
to know my truth

I am a fire
that will never burn you
I am a fire
that will warm your soul
I am a fire
that if you tend
will never go out