My follies

It's not enough to squint in the sun, especially, when you add your glow to it. There could not be a more perfect match, the way my hand in yours fits. As cold and distant as it may seem Skin against skin, like in a dream. Neither hot nor cold nor warm it feels A more profound and soft message it seals. Not long enough, not short on time Definitely not like a silly little rhyme. If that's all that I can have from you And if that's all we'll ever do. I see no sorrow I see no regret I see no reason that handshake to forget.

Give me a room in darkness, and a cloth to cover my head Pour wax into my ears, but don't mistake me for dead. Clear the wall of pictures, of colors of blue, of yellow, of red Take away all the words I've heard and all the words I've said. Cover the windows in black, stuff up the crack's in the door Make good use of the rugs so that light does not reflect off the floor. Shut out the noise from outside, the sound of the breeze makes me sore Take away the brass and the gold plate and that painting I bought from that store. Don't let anyone come near me, or call out my name Lock the door on the outside, put bars across it's frame. Don't ask me for my motive, don't ask me for my aim It is not a round of hide and seek, it's not a silly game. Once you have done all this, leave me in my peace Leave me alone in the darkness and all activity, cease. I don't want to think of flowers, of birds, of skies, of trees. Neither of home, of wilderness, of deserts ...

Who knows what they are made of Those moments that stretch into days. Those scenes that comprehend color Those bright blues and purples and grays. I don't think they are made of silver I don't think they are made of gold Their texture- so true yet untouchable Better than the best stories told. So innocent those unbridled seconds That end up in sensuous flight Yet constant as change would have it To not miss a battle or fight. A world solely one of a kind My escape from worldly plights. Succor and solace reign free Pure with stealthy delights. Good and evil both found here Distance and closeness a snap Dear one moment then another Smoke after my eventful nap.

It's years of experience we count on As we face each other across the table You in you clothes of success I in my rags bought with the royalty of a fable. Memories of similar situations Come with a flush of event As both of us try to remember How destiny had had us sent. You smile your winning smile again And try and look me in the eye I fidget and turn my gaze away And I cannot look at you, no matter how hard I try. Impatience has made it's presence felt As you open your mouth to speak We both know it's not the how it used to be Our bond had become so weak. Time stretched out as it never had Where time was never enough Both had words but no intent To say them loud enough.