The Christmas tree was up by the first weekend in December and fully decorated by Sunday night, just before prime-time TV, but all feelings of accomplishment faded when Renfield the cat jumped headlong from the entertainment center onto the top of the tre...
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Somewhere, I lost itBut I’m glad it’s goneNo need to fretOver what I’ve done wrong There is a freedomWhen you don’t need to tryA certain freedomTo just say good-bye No effort neededNothing missedLight of heartContented to drift Fine if you’re hereBut not...
Pretend
Been there, done that . . .Act as though you love meI’ve been fooled beforeI’m sure with little effortYou will make me yours Pretend you are devotedThat I’m your only oneBreak down my defensesQuell my urge to run Assure me of your ardorTalk of future plansDrink in my affectionTell...
Dream Man
Don't wake meShatter my illusionsTrample on my dreamsShow me that the you I seeIs not a real being Be a thoughtless dullardAn egotistic cadBe the one about whom IWas warned of by my dad Break my heart in piecesUtter only liesCheat and flirt behind my backWhile I sit h...
You felt itSo did IWe both know what it wasA sound that isn’t heard Signals the end of love A mating call reversedCoupling undoneA sound that isn’t heardThat says we’re not in love A note that speaks of emptinessLike an abandoned homeNot of an open spaci...
Paint my lips by kissing meSculpt me in your armsThis room shall be our studioWhere we create our art Too fluid to be capturedAnd set within a frameToo sacred to be notedOr garner any fame Yet lasting and indelibleThroughout both our livesEach of us a mas...
When one is not enough You lie Fearing commitment Wanting less Lonely Wanting more Suffocated Excited by the new Afraid to lose the old Spread thin Juggling Never satisfied And finally Old.
Last Issue
Let's call the whole thing off . . .Cancel meI've had my runI offer nothing newBetween my glossy coversLittle interests you You've been skimming over meFor months and months, it seemsOr leaving me abandonedWhile you do other things When you first discovered meYou grabbed me off the standAnd...
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A Walk
A walk on the beach"Take a walk with me," I sayHolding out my handYour fingers touch and mesh with mineWe head out on the sand Where the water meets the shoreIts grains so cooly packedLeaving pointed footprintsTrailing from our backs You look at me expectantlyAs if I need t...
Perfect Love
Nothing could be better . . .The whir of your approach is feltPreceding your arrivalElectric waves pulse through the airThe atmosphere alive With silver shivers of your touchBefore I feel your handsAnd visceral excitementEnvisioning our plans My mind flits like a crazy beeNo non-us t...
June Morning
Words felt, then spokenI chose to say "I love you"Uncertain how you feltI chose to tell you, not so ICould keep you for myself I chose to say I love youCradled in your armsTogether, lying in your bedMy thoughts securely warm I knew then that I loved you June breezes swirling t...
Closing doorLock clicksBody numbHeart sickNot againLeavingSorrowfulEndingSlumping downTremblingWonder why ThinkingSomeone elseCould beDo I knowMaybe Last timeLeft meCame backBeggingTry againSame thingPromise toLove youBe hereFor youNow it’sWe’re through...
Player
The play's the thing . . .You’re so good at what you doThey just fall in love with you All your words are so sincereEverything they want to hearYou read them like you would a scriptYou melt hearts by kissing lips Loving tender ardent phrasesWarm sweet deep meaningful gazesYou dr...
A thread of truthFlits through your eyesBut how can I believe?You’ve told so many, many liesAnd managed to deceive -My worn-out heartAnd mindAnd soulBled my every drop -To see you stand before me nowTakes all the strength I’ve gotNot to lift my arms to yo...
I needed you; Where were you?You promised me, you know -I needed you;Where were you?And then you didn’t show - I needed you;Where were you?It happened once again -I needed you;Where were you?You lost track of time with friends - I needed you;Where were y...