Haven't found lips that'll waltz with mine,
Nor words whispered that’d warm my spine.
No strong arms like yours to entwine,
No light-touch to make my eyes shine.

Perhaps I've lost you forever.

Unfinished

Years I've been sheltering a part of my heart from the yearning eyes of others.
Palms shield, while abrasive words stave off the nectar seeking bees.

I can sleep comforted knowing that this white flower that I nurture and save for you remains inside me.

But I remain static, rooted, until you take this love of mine back.
Come and rightfully claim it; I won't let them defile what I designed for you.

I awake and the light from your heart, inside my chest, arises with me,
helping me live each day that you aren't at my side.

A Quandary / A Quagmire

My hopes to circumvent the mire,
Were only folly thoughts, now deserted.
Marooned in the brackish earth, all thoughts reverted
Plainly to my selfish, eternal desire.