under a salmon sky with streaking violet clouds
tomorrow pushes the horizon into yesterday
sinking, obscuring into memory; imagination
to be recreated with bits of desire
and purged forth in blind romance.
potential greatness lingers before closed eyes
intuitive awareness keeps them sealed, blind
promises made, sadly released, shattered
broken pieces of glass vaguely reflecting history
to be devoured, necessarily re-visioned.
uncovering that soaring feeling; smiling flight
magnificent floating that knows no bounds
hands proudly, unabashedly stretching flesh aside
inside, a faint sound, slight sequential movement
eyes burning permanence, a beautiful ache.
fear caught and settled in sweet collapsing air
digging into the forever strength of mistaken stone
bleeding and broken at the bottom of self
returning to the cold burn of solitude
but still lying in the bed love made
time wasted decoding silent absence
feasting on lying splinters of words
ignoring the clarity of simple behavior
willfully surrendering to fatal manipulation.
April 2005