Friend You feel my painAs though it were your ownYou listenAnd your silence comforts meYour tolerance of my faultsGives me strength and room to growWith gentle questionsYou steer me to the truth I might not always seeNever do you expect more of meThan you would give yourselfThough times comeThat you do not understand the choices that I makeYou do not judge me harshlyNever do you say "I told you so"Or burden me with guilt more than I can bearInsteadYou help me up when I stumbleYou dry my tears patientlyHowever often they may fallAnd share my joys and triumphsWith an exuberance matching my ownYou see me for wh
I've Seen I've seen how often, Smiles and shared intimacies are forgotten.Minimized, By one act of human failing.I've seen how quickly, A thousand kindnesses are obliterated.Erased, By one perceived injusticeI've seen how many times, Choices are made of misinformationUnqualified opinions, Formed by whispered sleights and ignoranceRather than pursuit and possession of ALL the factsI've seen "friend" turn on "friend"How rational "reasoning" adults, Regain the cruelty of childhoodTransformed again, To bands of small mealy-mouthed childrenArmed with sticks and stonesI've seen words viciously slung, Sharp with malice
The Journey This journey that we share togetherTraversing miles of joy and strifePast a landscape of emotionsAlong this path called lifeThrough endless nights of tender loveAnd days of bitter sorrowEver forward we press onIn search of our tomorrowAnd we have weathered many stormsBridged rivers filled with tearsHeld close to one another tightlyProtected from our fearsWe have seen seasons filled with laughterDays brightened by the sunAlong our journey times have comeThat we have been as oneThough we have quarreled at the forksAnd moved reluctantlyThe love we share pulls us togetherAnd we find harmonyAnd as our journe
Bitter Wisdom Ask nothingAnd you will not be deniedSay nothingAnd you will not be misunderstoodQuestion nothingAnd you will not be deceivedExpect nothingAnd you will not be disappointedShare nothingAnd you will not be betrayedLove nothingAnd you will not mourn it's loss
Letter 2 Shower damp and soap sweet, I slip between the sheets. They're cool and crisp against the parts of my skin that are exposed. Cool …on smooth calves and bare thighs.Laying back…I snuggle in …the linen of your shirt clinging to my skin…the residual moisture holding it fast…molding it to curves. I breathe deeply and I can smell you…..the scent of your cologne enveloping me…..coaxing me to you.I close my eyes…breathing you in….wrapping myself around your memory. The sound of your voice…low and teasing….the hint of a smile breaking through. Sweet words….my girl….sweetheart…darling….words that make me melt.The wanting is there…as it always is