The night is filled with shooting stars But it all stands still for me I am arrested by the smell of you Feel of you Taste of you This moment I thought would never come This fantasy realized Held in my hands My arms My heart This moment that I have longed for Hoped for Dreamed of Every breath Sigh Touch Fluttering heart beat I collect them into a mosaic of moments The story of tonight The night when all I dreamed of came true -gws
Such a pretty cage I sit inside It is a gilded cage Built from my pride Sealed by my fear Constrained by my guilt No one draws near This prison I built My eyes shut so tight I white-knuckle the perch I deny the light My existence besmerched The jailer knows mercy She offers the key I must find myself worthy For my jailer is me -gws
How can we devastate each other so? How can we stand so close and yet There is a chasm of misunderstanding between us? If only you'd let down your defenses If only I'd let down my own Blast all of this confusion And fickle pride Loving each other should not be so difficult Bring back the times when you gazed into my eyes And there were no desperate questions No conflict of needs No accusations No misjudgments Let us not tarry too long in this mire We do not quarrel so painfully You and I So let us find the tonic that will heal these wounds Put away our vile clubs And set to right the wrongs between us So my enemy can be my lover once more -gws
Come, King of Coins Bring thy stability And do not forget thy prosperity Long have I awaited His Majesty To experience thy sensuality Thy thoughtful nature and reliability Thy friendly generosity (But please retain thy patriarchy) -gws
Picket fence With a sturdy tree Green grass And a tire swing Lavender growing by the garden gate Laughter and joy Abound in every corner Art on every wall Music drifting alongside The good smells wafting From the cookies baking in the oven Contentment Stability A home at last Well and rightly earned -gws
Onward toward the horizon The time is now I may not know what the outcome will be But I know that I must away I shall follow my feet As I chase my dreams I know I am moving in the right direction And nothing and no one Can arrest my progress So hear me As I whoop my enthusiasm My destiny is calling Ready to be made manifest At last -gws
I feel as though I am the embodiment of Spring Possibility quickening in my veins I throw my arms wide As wide as my opening heart I brim over with blissful ecstasy I have hummingbird wings in my chest Thrilling and wild Ready to love and be loved Every part of me alive I am one with the world and the world with me I drink deeply of these feelings Joy Happiness Abundance Love I weave a crown of wildflower wishes And dance through reed and grass Laughing unabashedly With arms raised in elation To the watercolor painted sky -gws
Pennies from heaven Or so the song says I am gifted good fortune Which with you I do spread When blessings are shared All souls benefit Such kindness calls likeness Charmed threefold forthwith Not all are so lucky Not all boats do rise So please do be grateful Afore away fortune flies -gws
Cheers to us! To the more than you or me To the "WE" we didn't know we needed to be You are the joke to my spit take The acetaminophen to my headache Perhaps you are the nut to my screw Yes, that was awkward Tis true A strangely perfect combination With enduring fascination Like pickles and peppermint sticks Like cornichons and caramel dip Like peanut butter and pickle sandwiches And jack cheese quesadillas with pickled cabbages Our inner Jerry McGuires mouthing "You complete me!" without the shouting Laughing out loud to jokes unspoken Exchanging small trinkets as love tokens I'm happy to have you as my ride or die As I provide the "why ask why?" May our adventures be only just beginning Now toss it back Let's get to sinning -gws
Weary to the bone I drop where I stand It feels liberating to let my guard down No matter what comes next Now is the time for a short rest Convalescence of mind, body, and spirit Contemplation of what I have just endured And quiet preparation for what is to come This time is for me My respite from the fight I close my eyes Tip back my head And breathe -gws
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