These Maps of Earth

If holy in form underneath the sun

You need not adversity for your self’s sake

In fits of power of the fool

In exquisite hats of soul and cool

           Crazy for her love

Her dreams dance nightly

In the dark

That a picture of the girl

That’s a picture of a girl

On her wall

In her beautiful wonder

          Hazy dreaming of

If goodness is measured by what

You do for others

A stylish suburb

A dizzying dream

These are the contradictions

I guess I want and need

If I understand compassion

… Empathy serves me best

O, big world wonder

        Self establishment

Helps me see beyond this

Dancing is best

In soulful abandonment

       Give me time

We were pretending

Just playing

At being kids

     O nail of doubt

     O car crash inevitable

     O ticking time and the rose

     O voyeur me on the wall

  I cannot resist desire’s charm

We sit by river beds and laugh at the tyrant’s worth!!!

They call the useless parts of love

This way knowing

We’re not for the kids

Our love is ours alone … for us to share

The one who wrote the book of love

Told me what it is

Told me what it was  

And now I hold in the secret in silence and wait with dignity

Happy this first time it seems … I live by your love

I would die by your love