To unlock the truth behind
The scarlet secret
Buried deep behind the flesh
Behind the eyes
Dangling before the mind
Always

To expose the heart beating
The feelings bleeding
Clichés and symphonies
Begging to say a name
The simple sounds so calming
Soothing as an ache
That one calls home
Always

To find the words to say
The hints but to confess
But today…today I’ll close my eyes
I Am
The sky
Spreading wide, extensive
Light and weightless
Still then crashing grasping all
Bearing down upon the earth
Reflecting only that
That may, that can, that God may choose
Closing in
And around
Tearing raindrops welling some
Where I will
And sighs
Where I might—in gentle breezes
Brushing cheeks—a cheek—caress a face
Inspire only one imagination
And thought of me…perchance…
For now, for
Always

Open then again the eyes
Two blinks and full
Of nothing and a dream
A dream of skies and phantom hands
Colored lips of candied sighs
And bodice
Modest and beautiful
Beautifully seductive
Failing not to grasp
To paint eternally—
The secret-laden box almost buried
Corner basking in the light
Of innermost happiness
Found yawning sweet
For only me to see
Always.