For My Man
You are beautiful
In my eyes
Especially in the morning
Right at sunrise
When your lashes rest
Upon your cheeks
And your face is softened
From the night's sleep
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Grandparent's Part II
I focused today
On you,
and only you
In my mind,
I pressed rewind
And I remembered you then
Younger and clearer
Stronger and nearer
But now
It seems
You are racing
Against time
You just keep on
Passing me by
When I focus on you
It makes
Me cry
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Mercy
Breeze blow
Over me
Into me
Beyond me
Sun shine
Above me
Within me
Throughout me
Moonlight cascade
All around me
Beneath me
Surround me
Raindrops fall
Upon me
Touch me
Escape me
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When Night Falls
Unable to shut off
The scenes from the day
Or turn down the volume
Of the world
A dream I can't awake from
A life I can't escape from
In a night that lasts forever
And is filled with empty rest
Yearning for sleep
To overwhelm me
Overlap and overcome me
Aching for the Serenity,
The Quiet and the Still
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Granparent's Part I
I feel you slipping away
So try to stay near
I see you fading fast
So try to stay clear
Try to be still
Try to remain
Try to stay here
So I can stay sane
If you go, take me with you
Don't leave me behind
I need you forever
Because there's not enough time
To give back what you have given
and love you enough
To memorize you...
and love you enough
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Impossibilities
I cannot keep you,
You are not mine to keep
As much as I
Would like to believe
That I can
I do not have you,
You were never mine to have
Even though
My dreams
Tell me that it is so
I cannot make you,
Feel for me
The stirrings of love
That I feel for you
While my pride
Holds my heart
Safely tucked away
Within the delicate folds
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Unstoppable
I can't stop staring at you
When we're alone
I can't stop thinking about you
When we're apart
I can't stop dreaming of you
When I'm asleep
I just can't stop
No matter when I start
My arms keep reaching for you
When you walk by
My lips keep finding yours
In the dark
My hands keep touching you
When you are near
Emotions whisper
Desire stirs
Reality disappears
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God Bless Time
As minutes turn into hours
As days turn into years
My children grow taller
I start to feel smaller
And I realize
More than ever
How frighteningly mortal
We all are
As I look into their faces
I see sweet vulnerabilty showing
Somewhere deep inside me
An uneasiness is growing
I can't get away from the knowledge
Of knowing
How the pain of their loss
Would murder my soul...
God Bless Time
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What Will I Do?
What will I do,
When you are gone
How will I force the breath
From my lungs
Up past my lips
And out into the world
How will I open my eyes
Focus,
And push myself through another day
What will I do,
When sorrow grasps my heart
With an iron fist
Squeezing until finally
I begin to split
Then rips me into shreds
Until I feel like
I'm bleeding inside
And my tears become blood
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Father
When we are face to face,
And I look directly at you,
It's almost like looking at my own
reflection in the mirror
I echo your phrases
I copy your humor
I repeat your gestures
as my own,
Without any intention to do so
I'm so much like you,
I see myself in you,
and you in myself
Created in your image,
Born from your seed
You are my Father,
Yet we are no more than
casual aquaintences...
How ironic
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