Make Your Way

Fall 2006

You turned your gaze to me,
When I needed so badly to be looked at.
And our weath of history
Does nothing but illuminate that.
I watched you,
Make your way around my face,
My nose, and my eyes
with this introspective contentment.
And then I grabbed you,
in a most inappropriate way
And asked for my prize before I go away
You tripped me with that gaze
You stopped me in my sadness
And made my heart smile
You breathed honesty into my lips
With undertones of that Shiraz I bought you
And you breathed life into my love again.
You reminded me that all is not lost,
Not if you persevere, and find someone
Who pleases the way you do,
And you do so much for me.
In our fleeting moments of drunken discovery
We saw each other, naked and pure, and we dove in deep.
Your body is mine; your time I will monopolize
and you will thank me,
mouth full and face turned,
You will welcome the vibrations I give to thee.
You are my gorgeous musician, my newfound muse,
You will play for me, and I will write for you.
This is our understood agreement,
And I will abide
if you tell me I’m your prize
Then the man in you will wilt and fall away,
Like that rose I was given
by someone
who couldn’t even pronounce my name.
You will dissipate into thin air,
But I will not blame you,
Because it is natural for a man
to have the instinct to run.
I will continue to write for you,
My beautiful warrior
of notes unclaimed,
And you will think of me
as you fall gracefully into sleep.
 

Reviews

[dixie]

wow absolutely wonderful!!! very inspiring to a young writer like myself. your choise of words fit this piece so perfectly. reminds me of my beloved who i have not been able to see in a while. just wonderful!!!