it was the only end of the day we'd ever know
and yet I saw in your eyes that the day would never end
the moments were distant in your beauty and they ticked by slow
but the seconds that went by, I could live a lifetime in the look you gave me
and your heart
is shining through your feigned bravado.
and yet I cant live the lie
that my words may say-
but my heart cant deny.
look at your face-
acting as if i could never
understand your love.
its amazing that you thinking you
could just sneak around
below and above
the fact of that.

but my eyes speak the truth,
my voice as it quivers,
my heart as it falls into a chasm.
the mercillous pitfalls only darken the soul
til it is found that
i was at the bottom-
ready to catch you and your falling heart-
all along.

and then that you find me helpless,
looking for the light in your eyes to save me.
the mirror reflection of my own eyes,
my own wanting,
my own desires-
that which saves me.

the cold depth of this cave,
it rivals something inside of me.
but for now, the dark night will hide my demons
and give rise to the love in me
that resides so close to you

your demons will become angels
once you see the light of my true love,
the dark is but a temptation-
just take my hand and be free.

and all these halos we cherish so,
what happens if we should let go?
do these wings just fly away from us
and leave us here alone?
or do they stay an wait for us to carry us
to a better unknown?
well, where ever the wings may lead,
it is only with you when i am freed.

no.
like the birds who fly to the
angels who sing,
we cant let go of what
the heart can bring.
we fly to the sky with the winds unknown
knowing that our hearts,
they will lead us home

home- the place where we all must start and end-
home, this is where i am again.
but things have changed-
here is not alone,
with you is the only way this is a home.

your words, they are the song.
the look in your eyes,
it is where I belong.
your heart and soul,
your eyes,
I see its where I have to be

and your words,
they sound so perfect to me
that my words seem an afterthought
even if your mind may say they are not.

but its my heart that has the final choice
my mind is a void
you only have my voice that
whispers to you in your dreams-
that I love you so, or so it seems.
I know what I feel-
I know what I know.
I know my heart-
I love you so.
and what i love,
i love it with more than anyone could possibly know.
so hush and just let it rest
that we should be we
and come place your head on my chest.

and rest we should
let my heart slow next to yours
let me listen to you breathe.
let me watch you dream.
and I could only wish
that it would be of me.

03/31/2003

Author's Note: as the title might imply, this poem was written in a conversation with benjamin christian parmer. i really like how it turned out. save for the first stanza (written every other line), the stanzas pretty much alternate between me and ben. he has the second stanza, i have the third, so forth and so on.

Posted on 04/01/2003
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