Never Sleep
I lie awake all hours of the night Watching the contours of your face Looking for movement, looking for change Staring at this picture in my hands, Willing it to move Pleading it to dance before my eyes The same way we dance in my...
Never Love
Once my guiding light The woman I loved The one who held my hand Has thrust me backward Declared me to be unwanted Back into the shadows To pay for my sins. The sins of my devotion. Of my fear of betrayal. For one thing I am glad of the...