Temari

Gone again...

As the sky darkens

Overgrown weeds sway in the distance

The night air is cool

And as gentle as a whisper

Golden street lamps

Flicker against a cerulean blue sky

And it is quiet once again

Gone is the sound of laughter

And shared conversation

Emotion filled glances

Linger over a steaming cup of coffee

I miss the intensity of your touch

The humor in your eyes

And the curl of your smile

But most of all

I miss

The way that you make me feel

As I sit here reflecting

On a day well spent

I anticipate your return...

Safe journey my love

Temari

Loaded Gun

Quieted

always quieted

my words

ricochet

off the back walls

of thought

like silver bullets

piercing into

the chaos

wounding

self expression

and killing the art

with a silent tongue

quieted

always quieted

fearful

that those

watchful will criticize

what another

heart desires

gnawing

I feel it gnawing

at the back of

my throat

like a dry cough

it clutches

and remains

stuck in the barrel

indecisive

finger on the trigger

of hope

quieted

always quieted...

Temari

Fairytale endings

Dissolve into

Broken promises

Scattered memories

Like shards of glass

Cutting into

My reality

My indigo dreams...

A blue stream

Of tears flow

From parched eyes

Down a face

Plagued

With forgiveness

Lips part

As if to speak

But words

Vanish

Into thin air...

Is this where the story ends?

Memories of once upon a time....

Temari

The Flesh of Innocence

In smoke filled rooms

Eyes feed

On the flesh

Of innocence

Wants fuel the imagination

As sanity lingers

Mans putrid need

To satisfy his urges

Create a demand

For taught skin

And callow minds

Fixated, fixated, fixated,

On the dollar signs

Spent, earned, forgiven,

Lost

Forever

In a purple haze

The music stops

As lipstick stains

Mar reality

We look the other way

Temari

...........................Feast

.................Lavish, Abundance,

.............Eating, Gorging, Wasting,

...Consume, Devour, Extravagant, Hunger

...........Desiring, Craving, Starving,

.......................Skin, Bone,

..........................Famine

Tamari

Your words echo

in the recess

of my mind,

giving root

to inspiration.

Thoughts entwine

in abundance

bearing fruit.

Temari

How do you intend to face that fear?

today

a darkened room

once filled with laughter

sits vacant

a lone figure

stands in the doorway

sullen

time passes

now only dust remains

Temari

Words

Fragments

Of the past

Present and future

Spoken or written

With conviction

Reflections of

A truth

Your truth

Searching

We seek

To find

A common thread

So that we too

Can lay claim

As we nod

Our heads

In approval

Or utter disbelief

We do so enjoy

The conversation

The exchange

Of words

Our words

A shared truth

Temari

Mother

I listen

as remnants

of yesteryear

flicker

In your

greying eyes...

I watch

as a youthful

smile

dances

across your face...

You transcend

time

as I revel

In your tales

of old

and for that

moment...

We share

youthful bliss...

Temari

this day

in solitude

you come to me

tempest

your thoughts

lay to rest

on my fingertips

as your

wanton desire

manipulates

my mind

I lose myself

in a world

surreal

as eternity

passes

I sit muted

eyes glazed

in euphoric

silence

Temari

Red petal

stains

on concrete,

a crimson tide

in the

Autumn sun...

This cardinal

salute warns,

that winters

ruby lips

are near...

Temari

legs entwined...

I can feel your breath

on my skin...

hands clasped...

I can still taste our

last embrace

on my lips...

through closed eyes...

I wonder...

Am I dreaming?

Temari

Will you write a freestyle/poem, using the following song titles:

Life is Real

Invisible Game

Know That

True Magic

Ghetto Rock

Ghost Showers

Motherless Child

Paisley Darts

Black Cream

Wildflower

Those that know me, know that this is just a fun exercise!!

Enjoy the day, and much love always,

Temari