This gift,

A kiss, soft as

A rose petal,

Oxygen

To the soul.

SOUL

I miss you and miss you,

Wailing   as I am

With loneliness and fear.

Young

But aging,   old but getting young,

There is blood all around,

The Blood of the Lamb,

And mine,

Mixed

With our singular breath.

WRITTEN IN THE STARS

This day of love and pain when

Your soul was traced

In the clouds,

Winds came,

Breathing onto stars, thus

Creating

A galaxy of love.

STAR

For your birthday I would give you

A constellation of

Blue stars,

And still you would not

Love me.

 

PENANCE

Never will my soul 

Undo

The raising of the voice 

Slamming of the door

Stupid   stamping of the foot.

I kneel before you silently,

Pleading for grace,

Begging for mercy,

Making

An offering of peace.

NOTIFICATION

Forever ago,

I met my Love today,

My first my last,

My most incomparable one,

My very eternal

Breath. 

VALENTINE'S DAY 2025

A thousand years ago

When you wrapped me in your heart,

Did you imagine

Our breath

Our souls

The very essence of our mortal

Beings   entwined

Forever?

 

POEM FOR SARAH

When I write,

I see rather than say and

Thus my soul wraps around itself

In a bloody hellfire flame,

And in time - after a bit of suffering -

An angel comes,

Shading me with her wings,

Whispering a blessing,

And sometimes,

Jesus will even take me by the hand,

Allowing me to see his

Wounds.

They are still unhealed.

Like yours.

Like mine.