I'm In Love, But..

I ask not for love in return
This is a high order

Not everyone is marked for this
At least not with me

I'm in love, yes
But I'm settling for less

In an attempt to obtain
What matters to me most

Intimacy far greater
Friendship everlasting

Affection is inconsistent, fleeting
Wreaks havoc on the passion

I promise I was not looking for this
It jumped right up and yoked me

Though I labor diligently
To bridle my heart

It fiercely rebels
And defies me

I'm in love, but
The price is so costly

Without thought
Put it all on the line

Bearing my soul to another
Of a truth, cuts so deep every time

I patch up the holes and keep standing
This battle does not end the war

I'm in love, but
It cannot defeat me

Or these wounds remain open
Evermore...

All That You See Is Me

       

   

I like to express myself in diverse manners

Speak different languages

Explore new terms and phrases

But every time I speak

Every thought that I share

Is uniquely my own 

I am no carbon copy

Original with intent

The "same old" tends to bore me

Not a fan of the mundane

I like to flirt with seeming insane

Take my thought life to the edge

Why bother being creative

To write the same songs in different keys

Tell the same story, use the same theme?

Yes, I prefer to take different approaches

Sample new flavors

Switch up the melodies

The sky is not always the same hue

Not even my skin the same shade

Though my eyes are the size they were at birth

They don't always see the same

Life and love is hidden in diversity

The splendor of which I cherish

The purpose for our creative power

Is to play skillfully with all the elements 

Every single paint stroke varies

Our skyline changes daily

Adding many shapes and textures

Makes it more interesting

Like panels on the wall

Color schemes transform a room

To emphasize my character

My mood puts on its costume

Why else would HE provide such an array

Varied personalities, multiple ways to say

I love you, I like, or I do not prefer

I'm not straight off the rack

I'm THEE designer's original

If it's okay for the seasons to change

Then why must I be the same?

When the leaves fall off
Is it not still a tree?

No matter what the genre
Is it not still music?

Not placed within a box, but

Tailored to be free, yet ALWAYS, always ME

Just Once, and Then, Again

I love you

I just want to kiss you because life is too short 

Just once, and then, again 

I long to hold and caress you and squeeze you tight

Memorize every cut of your sculpted frame 

Look into your eyes and study your smile

Share some laughs, just you and I; Or even cry with you

Just once, and then, again..

Walk with you hand in hand to breezy shores, barefoot 

Just once

Leave passionate prints in the sand with you

Just once

Stay up all night just chatting with you

Just once

Prepare my favorite dish for you

Just. Once.

What it would mean to me if I could, alone

Have all your attention

Just once

Get lost with you

And not rush to find our way

Just once

Play along the earth's landscape

Near the clearest blue waters

Just once

Before the day that I die I hope 

To see the world through your eyes

Just. Once. (Pause)... (Sigh)..

I love you

I just want to kiss you because life is too short 

Just once, and then, again and again, and. again. 

My Love Affair with Music

Vector Image by  Gabriella Fabbri

Penetrates my soul so deeply,

Inducing fits of pleasure in all my senses;

Tremors flowing from my brain to the tips of my toes

Brings supernatural healing to all my woes

With peculiar sounds and keys

Sharps, flats, and high g's

Profound basslines, sweet melodies

A rush of winds, brass, and tambourines

There is no time while the music plays

While the iPod sings, my energy stays

Where the treble increases, and stresses stray

And all physical anguish is washed away

Eyes closed, head back, I'm so relaxed

Heart beats in synch, and flows with the tempo

Humming along, or softly singing, then

Falling silent under the spell of the sax

I'm aptly drawn to great compositions

Ascending chords, and smooth transitions

Clever arrangements and chord progressions

I proudly confess, it's my greatest obsession

So rewarding, a song in tune

Sweet as the nectar produced in June

Hypnotizes, as it mesmerizes

A powerful sedative that tranquilizes

Enhanced with vocals in perfect timing

And perfect pitch, the lyrics rhyming

Yes indeed, my favorite pastime

With enormous impact that lasts a lifetime