Time Lost

Every minute we’re apart is lost
Lost forever to someone or something else
It can’t be recalled or re-lived
It’s gone forever
Those moments we’re apart
I imagine you are with me
I can hear your voice, see your face
I can feel your breath on my neck
The warmth of your hand in mine
I capture every instant I can with you
Though I miss you more
You are always there
In my mind and in my heart

Twitter-pated

In every sense of the word
I have arrived there and stayed
I find myself blissfully gone
Reality is another world

Permission

Barely out of my reach
Brushing the tips of my fingers
Playing with my mind

Feeble attempts
Meager hints
Just within reach
Yet so far away

Translated statement
I want to hold your hand
Sweetly intertwined with mine

Gossip

It starts with a small fact
That becomes more glamorous
As time wears on

Passed between friends then
Acquaintances to show knowledge
Of the town’s goings-on

Out of context, twisted and bent
Used for entertainment and such
Never bothered for accuracy

Returns to creator more alive
Twice or thrice its size
Barely recognizable

However, taken at face value
Polished and primed for a
Second go around

Outlandish, indistinguishable
Names, dates, and places added
All from one little line

It started with they said ‘hi’
Then to a two week stint
Now they’re engaged

Doubt she had him at ‘hello’
Something more happened to
Get there from here

But no, they just said ‘hi’
And kept walking on
Nothing more than that

Love's First Kiss

Anticipation
Jittered nerves
A smile
A glance

Excitement
Nervous Energy
Lips colliding
Sweet embrace

Soaring heart
Delirious mind
Endless smile
Electrified

Remember

There is something about the wind and its peaceful lullaby.
It rocks the trees, like a mother would a child;
Embracing, lovingly caressing, wooing one to sleep.
A paradise of some forgotten place where contentment dwells.

I close my eyes and I am there, rocking slowly to the tune.
A tune that only my heart knows, that calls my name and whispers:

“Remember. Remember time forgotten. Of that far away place
Where friends gathered and time stood still.
We spoke of things most cherished, of life yet lived.
Of loyalty and determination to return there.”

But sometimes the world talks too loudly and drowns out that song.
The wind always reminds me, if I let it talk to my heart.