Archive for July, 1997
Could I ask you to break a piece of yourself off
give it to me as a token?
Could I ask you to open a place up for me in your heart
to give me someplace to reside other than your bed?
Could I ask you to embrace me with your spirit
to love me with an open mind and open arms?
Is unconditional out of the question?
Would you stand naked before me
Allowing me to see you
Vulnerable - Unprotected
Would you lower your defenses
Let the armor fall
and trust that I will stay?
Would you let me touch you with something other than my skin?
Would you allow such a thing?
If I whispered my desires to you
would you take courage from them or would you
be weighed down by the responsibility of connection?
I see you clearly
Clearer than you think
All your smoke and mirror tricks
have lost their illusion
and I see you for the first time
I see your
fear and flaws
I see your
tenderness and grace
I hear the truth
in the lies you tell yourself
Your defenses have failed
and
there you are
exposed
human.
Hold me
down
to
release me
Bind
me
to
free me
Control me
so that
I may
control you
Have
power over
me
so
that
I may
realize
my own
strength
Take me
because
I
give
myself.
I chase the setting sun
Leaving a place
that has become my home
that inspires me and makes me feel whole
Leaving behind all those I love
that challenge me and make me feel alive
Returning to a place
that is no longer mine
Returning to a life that
makes me miss a love I have never known
makes me forget the passions of my soul
slipping back into a cocoon of complacency.
Such is the turn of fate
to be born
West of East
instead of
East of West
Destine to chase
the setting sun
longing to meet
the rising moon.
