Do I want?

Do I want to feel you against me? Yes, and so much more..... Do I want to taste you? Yes, and so, so much more. I want things I cannot name for fear of going over the edge which sailors once dreaded plunging into exotic realms places forbidden by customs called Morality.

Rain

Heartache pours out and doesn't ease or lessen the wound, Swearing to heaven for peace or just an end has no effect. And in the dark hours the heart craves just one sound, It's beloved to whom it is chained and bound, One moment to relieve the pain is desired, But never enough end to …

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Surrender

I lay down my sword All my weapons are yours I’m too tired to fight The battle never ends If you could see the way it is to me The way it wears and tears these mind games and power plays Eighteen years is too long to fight without victory in sight. Tired of fighting …

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A Poem A Day… National Poetry Month

Every year since I began teaching, I have done something to celebrate National Poetry Month.  This time around, I have a both a blog and a classroom. While I would love to say that I have taken up the challenge to write 30 poems in 30 days, I just don't feel like I can do …

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Being

I am an imperfect being . Swift to anger ..Slow to forget Passionate about oddities .others disdain Unable to gasp fully . hate, ignorance and foolish pride. Yet guilty of them all Blessed and Cursed I live my life Walking between reality and dreams Content to be an imperfect being.

Nightmares Come

Nightmares come and go and Yet my mind remains - Loves come and go and Yet my heart remains though somewhat tattered - Religions come and go and Yet my soul remains though somewhat tattered Sometimes Stronger, Sometimes Weaker - Time passes and fades away and Yet somehow I survive though no fault of my …

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Sounds

A Raven's Call at Midnight's hour . . . . .A dragon's roar in deepest night . . . . .A wolf's howl at full moon A child's awe at the twinkling of Stars of bright . . . . .Somethings seem so contrary . . . . .Let all are one in Nature's eyes …

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