poetry

(These first two were not written by me, but for me. The rest are my own.)

In The Midnight

I sit here in the darkness,
Your lips so close to my ear
speaking in a soft stream
Your voice seeming to rouse
And to soothe
Beauty, and indeed some beast
Such Whispered words
I wait for... listen
How I've waited
In the longing

Now you are here
In my arms
Belonging with your smile
so soft, as you look at me
Thrill to the words
sweet and welcome

We are Home.

Avec vous mon frère, amour est le début et la fin.
-D.

Sanctuary
Sheltered by your arms
My fears diminished
Safe in your embrace
Courage returned
How starnge it must seem
That I have found sanctuary
Enveloped in the refuge
Of Death's grasp.
Soft words touched my soul
Filling it with desire
Fingers cold caresses
Heating mortal flesh
Gentle brush of lips
As passion rises higher
Both damned and doomed
Joined helplessly as one.

Gasps of frenzied breath
Two bodies writhe in craving
And as the rapture crests
His fangs sink deep
Hot blood flows freely
Offered in sensual abandon
And taken with delight
As two hearts beat as one.
-J.

For Merrick

I look into her eyes
And this is what I see
The crests of passion, of love
Awakening within
Her skin the richest cream
Strands of hair the softest silk
Her touch the Emperor's fortune
Desire burning free
A voice to seduce the angels
Her smile my purest delight
Set me not free of this spell
Release me not of this hold
For nothing could match
This blessedness I feel
O, beautiful witch
How you have enchanted me

Progression

Porcelain ashes scattered.
Eternity, succumbed in an instant.
Desolation found its horrid foundation.
Obsession festered and flourished.
I heard only the silence.
Cruelly disallowed this sanctity.
Betrayal and pain paved the way.
Darkness showed the emptiness.
Love lifted the veil.

Reflection Within The Mirror

I press my palm to the cold glass, waiting...searching.
Do our fingertips meet?
Where are you?
I am here.
Do you mock me now?
No.
And yet, that is what I hear.
Not so.
There is nothing.
Silence.
The barrier has been put in place once more.
Why can't you hear me?
Where have you gone?
The emptiness returns.
Promises...turned into lies by my own hand.
Shall I sever it?
Will that destroy the doubt?
Or shall I now thrust it through the glass and let the shards
bear the weight of truth as they embed themselves into the flesh?
Pain.
It comes in so many forms...but the source is always the same.
Created by the one who fails to see.
That is me.
Still I reach for you.
I call out your name.
I hear its echo.
Please listen.
But there is no answer.
I surrender now.
There is nothing left.
The illusion splinters...reality faced.
Crashing through, the mirror shatters.

I am no more.

Untitled

Sultry waves come blanket me
I need your sweet caress
Listen...can you hear the whisper?
Fruitful was its blend
Peacefulness swept through once more
The offering, intoxicated bliss
Tremors of tranquility wove its web
Gripping its torrid core
The ache stilled with just one touch
Completion reached at last

Tell Me

Tell me once more
Before the door is closed forever
That in the moments when words were spoken
It was truth that passed those lips
Tell me it wasn't merely a dream
Or my imagination
Tell me that time was not wasted
Tell me that you will never forget
Tell me that the love was real
Then tell me how to say goodbye.

In the darkness, finding the light

In the darkness
I touched the splintered faith
In the darkness
I relinquished reality
In the darkness
I met with raging despair
In the darkness
I knew the truth of regret

In the darkness
I felt the emptiness
In the darkness
I lived in sorrow
In the darkness
I tasted the pain
In the darkness
I heard the melody
In the darkness
I saw the flicker
In the darkness
you became that light.