Two strangers waltz beneath moonlight
where life is full --
swells high with the fish
in midsummer:

...on little nameless rivers or hidden brooks on whose banks Naiads might have sunned their white, wet limbs.

Saying I'm in love with you may seem extreme,
But baby, I'm in love with your everything.
I'm in love with the smile on your face,
The way your face lights up with grace.
I'm in love with the man you are now;
I don't care who you were before.
The way you are to me is so much more.
I'm in love with the way you say my name,
The way it rolls off your tongue.
Man, why does it feel like this, baby? Can we just stay forever young?
I'm in love with the eyes that pull me in with just a single sweeping stare,
The way your eyes stay on me intently with such great care.
I'm in love with your soul, the way it touches mine,
The way that feels like we can get lost in forever's time.
Baby, I'm so in love with you.

A reminder of an ex-lover?
An unstitched wound?
An uninvited guest?
An unbearable pain?

All the unanswered questions
haunt me now day and night.

it’s just another “store run”
i’m sitting in my car.
wondering how so much can change
yet i still feel the same
                                        i’ve dreamt of this day..
                                                 still, i sit in my car.
                         waiting for another silly sunday
                               to feel like more than a wave
                              of disappointment and dread

I see the narcissist in you                                                              ­                       so strategic in your moves                                                            ­     manipulated I Love You's                                                            ­                 used to pull me closer to you                                                                             So many secrets you couldn't tell                                                             ­      kept them hidden very well                                                             ­          While I was busy weathering the tide                                                                 it had kept the enemy by my side                                                             ­         You loved me from your ego and pride                                                 knowing I was your ride or die                                                                             I had to pull back on my emotions                                                         ­          step out of that turbulent ocean                                                            ­        God had blessed me discernment                                                      ­     pulled me from the riptide current                                                          ­   Regaining control of the true me                                                             opening up an ocean of possibilities