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voodoo eyes chant softly to my soul

the magic spells that bind me to this fate

still under her enchantment, i am caught

within her web of silk-spun trappings...

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behind dark glasses lie the outlines of her eyes;

echoing in my ears her voice like gentle rain

thoughts unbidden race into my waking mind

hovering there, just within my grasp.

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be gentle with my heart, it is a delicate thing

like snowflakes in your palm it melts

like butter over the fire

of your love.

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i climb you like rapunzel, clinging madly to my memories,

scaling so far up above the daily drudge i feel i could not

find myself among those disappointing places again,

head and heart and soul unblinking towards the sky.

lizard

brown speckles cover such a tiny space

darting across the red brick, i see a

wind-driven blur of mottled green and

lose him in the spikes of the palm frond

longing

how i long to kiss her slowly, to feel

the lightning strike me as her lips fall

onto mine, her cheek so soft beneath

these fingers held like feathers on her skin;

how i dream of how her hands might

find me helpless in their grasp, falling

faster still like shooting stars i streak

across the moonlit sky to her.

patience '07

there is no rush of movement in my steps,

no need to make this journey overnight, or force

some fast conclusion. this is sweet, like candy

for my soul, a voyage through an undiscovered

land of warmth and beauty i have never

seen before, and every step i take along

this path i watch in patient admiration

of the tremors rippling through my soul.

prelude to her kiss

my mind seduced by curve of lip

and i am bare beneath her constant gaze;

warm waves of slow desire wash over me

in thinly veiled visions of a kiss

and then the world exploded through

my veins to feel her skin hot under my

fumbling touch, her hand on mine

still branded there i feel it now

i want to sit beside her, listening to

the symphony in her voice, lost among

the oceans of her eyes, travelling on the

coattails of her mind to find her

i swear my skin still tingles from her touch,

still sizzles where my fingertips brushed light

upon her back; my lips still long to be

so close to a prelude to her kiss.

pinion

next to you, next to me we sit together

oh so close so much more than i thought i could be to you

in arms you lie that dream of this, in lips you trust that speak of this.

i wish.

and next to you, next to me is all of life forever.

so right so pure so much more than i thought i could be for you

in hands you give your faith in this, in eyes you live my dream of this.

i wish.

next to you next to him you sit together.

oh so close so much more than i hoped it all would be.

in arms you lie that shelter you, in lips you live that worship you.

but still i wish.

relative distance

whispers in my ear from waves

i cannot see or feel, her voice is

frigid water on my skin awakening

me and petrifying me, struck dumb

and dreaming by soft sweet words

from somewhere else- but o! so close

to this heart she strikes with each

gentle laugh and smile i can feel in

every fibre of my soul.

retreat

she is warm october dusk, her sky

a brilliant bonfire: orange-red the

sunset, yellow-blue to black the twilight.

i am the full moon there on her horizon

i am watching her in all her glory

seeing in unfiltered beauty

i am lifted in her presence and i rise

and i am lost in her

retreat.

spun

nervous, i am fumbling in her presence

juggling words that want to stumble

and eyes that left alone will linger

on her uninterrupted, pleasantly in shock.

tightrope

walking on this tightrope wearing clown shoes

and wings that cannot fly i am reminded

of my balance as i tread with gentle steps

this razor-thin path laid out before me,

eyes refusing to look below at empty air beneath me

willing myself on across this wire, no safe place

for me to fall except into her waiting arms

valentine gift

(i am) secure.

here

is my heart in your hand

lying loosely (by my own desire)

o my soul

victim

soft like light, she takes my hand

and i have no objection

looking out to where she stands

i see my soul's reflection

gentle beauty, eyes of fire

rain down their power upon me

i am lost in soft desire

so sweet and suddenly

still now, i swear, her touch i feel

my body held in her arms

heart held out for her to steal

a victim of her charms

immutable

how am i to hold these thoughts within,

deep inside where they can find no way

to find their way onto this page?

it is the sun i wish to stop from shining,

or the ocean waves from coming in to shore;

it is the wind i wish to keep from blowing,

and the world i seek to stop upon its axis.

i should create worlds from out my fingertips

before these dreams will be silenced.

in these eyes

in these eyes of mine there is a hunger, deep and clear and ringed with hope unfettered for the future i know next-to-nothing of; in these eyes of mine there is a depth you cannot fathom in a glance, a truth you cannot understand at once, but over time you cannot help but comprehend me. in these eyes are dreams i have not dreamed, clouds on my horizon forming pictures without words to come between the power of their images, the sweetness of their song. in these eyes emotions lie unguarded, uncut diamonds glittering in those dark brown caverns, daring the world to look and see them in their innocent simplicity.

fevered

eyes wide open, taking me in,

her soft smile smoldering

ashes, stoking the fires in my heart

i am self-conscious of my every

breath before this angel, hands

and eyes and pulse alive with her

in her arms again, such sweet surrender

humbles me, and all my fevered

dreams turn suddenly to her lips.

　

key west dreams

visions of her come floating through my mindlike driftwood on an endless, shoreless sea
there is no antidote that i will find
that could deny these dreams their place with me

here in the island twilight i lie still
upon the beaches, watching from the sands
the twinkling stars, her memory sending chills
throughout my trembling heart and shaking hands

i am but a leaf within her hurricane,
my every move a force i can't control
her voice, low thunder rumbling, calls my name
and sends me spinning deep into her soul

but if these winds should cease to carry me
and leave me falling to the world below
i wish that i could end up in your tree
forever held in branches soft and low.

(nirvana)

i came so close to

(nirvana)

her today i could feel her

aura on my skin.

(sweet sweet sunshine on my skin)

and (o god) in my hand two

simple tokens speaking to my soul

(sunshine on my soul o my soul)

and yes yes o yes it is my heart in her hands

(brave little purple heart held in her hand).

i came so close to nirvana today

that i did not know the difference...

yellowcake

my walls

crumble like

yellowcake in

her hands.

waiting '07

in solitude, i sit here waiting

for her, watching every shadow

to see if her form will follow it;

each time i raise my eyes to see,

i see her there behind the lenses

of my mind and smile at strangers.

such a strong desire to feel her

eyes upon me, i am weak with how

it felt to hold her, weak with thoughts

of holding her again, drunk on the rising

tide of feelings coursing through my soul.

but o! the sparks have caught a fire

deep inside me, licking orange flames

dancing in my mind and in my eyes

with every thought of her held close to me

here beneath the soft caribbean stars.

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take a chance and tell me all the things you want to say

i swear i'll listen close until you're through

and when your lips no longer speak, sit back, and i'll begin

to tell you everything i wish for you

i don't know why i dream of you, or why i can't forget

the way i feel to think of hands at play

but i know how your words send shivers running down my spine

and how your presence takes my breath away

i try to feel your fingertips like silk against my skin

an angel's touch, wrapped warm in perfume light

and in this fantasy, i sleep with arms that know your curves

and spend each heartbeat next to you held tight

still each day comes and passes by, no different than the last

hope still in sight, the road no end to see

dreams may come and go, some leave their marks to last forever

blind in passion, bound by ecstasy.

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sweet dreams come to call each night

of you beneath my touch

eyes lit up by candlelight

their power all too much

sweet dreams come to me each night

of you held in my arms

the world fades out while hands hold tight

kept safe from any harm

and in my grasp, your body moves

breathes softly, sleeping sound

my fingers find a heart that soothes

the soul with comfort found

but should you stir within these walls

and reach out unaware

sweet dreams to you would gently call

and find me waiting there

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in your eyes lie dreams i have of you

open waves of sunfire crash my soul

into the oblivion of my desire

enveloped by my dreams of you

skin soft beneath lips on fire with passion

warm with kisses left from neck to calf

i cover every inch of your bare body

with my hungry open hands to know

i see your open mouth asking for me

needing me to come to you, to hold you

close and have you in these arms

where we are safe in worlds we know well

so take me then into your heart

where you are open like the flowers that i pick

for you, where the memories of yesterday collide

with hopes of tomorrow's waking dreams

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"...now the world comes clearly into my view, words muffled by the ears so unused to the clumsy language, tongue silent, no way to fashion meaning with it, but eyes wide open and capturing it all in time, a negative of my soul."

-Andrew Pifer

say then do you in this simple walk

tell me what to answer?

i see skies red-orange at dusk in

eyes that see me like you do.

say then if you mean to leave

let this be your answer...

walk slow with me, i need you

in this way i never knew.

and then, in dreams, come visions,

windows deep into your soul

like the storms of summer sprinting through the skies.

look fast and deep before you fall

or close your eyes and look away:

don't dream of me unless you have the heart

(because i do)