The sun rises from your parted lips.
A delicate breeze,
Warmed by the sun,
Joins your breath for a graceful dance on the contours of my face.

Though admonished against it,
My eyes remain open.
Darkness has no place between yours and mine.
To be blinded by beauty is something divine.

If the earth stopped spinning,
If the universe stopped expanding,
If time stood still,
I would tie myself to a silent moment with you.
Never to worry about the future,
And forever thankful that the past has brought us here.

those who say they need nothing, need the most.
if only she realized...

when she looks at me i am amazed and frightened all at once.
of anything in the world, it is me upon which her eyes gaze.
i know soon they must leave, for she is a wanderer, or so she says.

but, what does she seek?
i could ask the same of the ball on a roulette wheel.
it searches as well, and just as deliberate.
but, before settling, it's sure to bounce.
the number is unknown.

i'm fucking scared!
i'm pissed at myself for being so weak, so fast.
i don't know how much to risk.
i don't know if i'm realistic.
i don't feel like a man.
i don't have the energy to be poetic.

those who aren't afraid to admit they're weak, are the strongest.
if only i realized...

whatever...