Good Luck Mr. President

Yes, the tears flow.
A President inaugurates;
Hope rises.
Faith renewed.
Fire comes down
to light the candle
which will show us our way.

Good luck
Mr. President
while the way is long,
we travel it together.

The nights will stretch away
into years
but our writing hand
will not stall
over the difficult parts
History is being written here.

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Toes and Knees

If my toes could kiss
they would;

they would curl coyly
and touch your shin
and work they way north.

If my toes could have sex
they would
and they would have my foot
kissed
and seek your mouth.

'I'm toe-sensitive
too-sensitive
and I can't really tell anyone.'
he said.

She said;
Well, that is interesting;

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You Make My Sun Rise

You make my sun rise my sweet
every time
in my ocean swells
I surf
crashing upon your loving shores.

You sing poetry to me

claiming my center
because you sense my need
your willingly slave

proclaiming my freedom to be so.

I hear your siren call
demanding your
trembling reciprocity
and I give it all back and front.

You said

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And To Break In Two

I long for the longing of you
therefore, I will not reach out
to call.

I miss you but not enough
to make myself move.

Your kiss fits my lips-
no others do-
and
I'll not allow another's mouth
on mine, this space is hollowed.

I have my heart cut in two
and hope from this happiness.

I know this is only a dream
a broken heart in two
must mean

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Catch Me

'Hi
How long have you been here?
Did you see a person that looks
a lot like me pass by?

Oh you did?

That I hate to tell you
that is My Future.

I have been chasing it
all my life;
never seem to really catch it though.

Have to go.

My Past
is gaining on me.

Who are you again? '

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Transistional Friend

I am felled by incoming sound
coming up from her throat-well
with a swooshing gush,
smashing against my inner ear
friendly lamentings
and apologies
sweet demeanor and conveyances
now clear;
that goodbye;
let's be friends;
come with these utterances,
which slice through
like ice
to within;
where I stand behind beaded curtains,
unable to defend
or flee.

Love demoted to a Lower Tableau

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Lately

Lately I
have juggled butterflies,

ran downhill
trying to go up,

clung too close
squozze to hard
suffocated those I love.

Lately I
have been
lately
to
realize
I'm late
and the moment passed.

Lately I,
hesitate

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Hostage's Illusion

Help!
Being held hostage
by Reality
call the Illusion Police
who can come to stage
my imaginary release
whereby I can triumphantly
return to Reality
where my bonds
have been illusioned away
by a Reality
which provides me
a different kind of Illusion
such that I can have
my free choice
between the two;
and which is which
between I and you.

Suddenly you touch me

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They Don't Like Me

They don't like me
and it won't change; ever.
Not just them but others too.
I try.
I try.
I talk to them;
try to be nice
but they don't like me
and they will sometimes
pretend
to like me
but they don't.
They don't really like me
even when they try
and I don't like them
because they don't like me
and not liking me
proves they are bad people;
even tho I don't like them either
but that is different

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Circles

The Circling Through the Sun;
The Returning Cycle;
the Completion;
Infinity;
The Eye.

All these
are symbolized
by a line
which
circles
back to its own beginning.

The Community Closes Ranks
and Closes Off;
The Encirclement
The Focused Effort.

The Linking of These.

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