you light the way home / a path i'll gladly follow / i leave the darkness

some Christmas shopping / it's last minute but fun / momma enjoys it

i see you, she says / i see the real you, the real / soul you wish to hide

you are so lovely / you've the soul of an angel / heart of a giant

this shoulder is not / mine; I've given it to you / i offer comfort

and looking within / i see the truth but deny / surely it's not true

this buried feeling / it's under layers of doubt / where is that shovel

oh, i love the way / you look at me, those eyes so / deep and beautiful

oh, i love the way / you make me feel, no matter / how much i deny

and i love the way / you do most anything, you / mean so much to me

and how i do love / that annoying little smirk / it amuses me

my world will always / be warm, thoughts of you fill my / conscious mind with joy

don't let 'them' tell you / your self worth, you're the one who / decides you're worthy

use your words wisely / let those who read your silence / know they aren't alone

wounded heron shrieks / her lonely cry hurts their ears / her eyes see no peace

in one single breath / i cherish the life within / and breath out true peace

shoelace on my thumb / reminds me of a lost smile / I had as a child

my mind is tortured / he just smiles and looks away / it doesn't matter

my midnight train runs / on fumes, it chugs along and / first stop, broken dreams

snowflakes are falling / my three children are laughing / it is a blessed day

this raging hunger / gnawing at me from within / will not diminish

perceptions of light and dark distorted / battle rages on / destructive forces drawing nearer

manipulation / your tool of choice, it reeks / of forgotten love

till the sun turns black / I will be wasting away / this closet of dreams

delight in my love / smile at my shy reverence / let me adore you

sleep deprived mother / now getting children ready / a nap would be nice

Samantha is trapped! / in an overturned basket / she meows for help

we are running late / stubborn, beautiful children / won't listen to mom

sleep, you call out to / me / a little rest and dreams

oh, to dream of love / to be one with another / life should be so sweet

love lost to the hands / of time / will our souls meet once

this heart, it aches to / beat with your unique cadence / it longs for your love

command me not for / I am my own master, I / decide what is right

my world depends on / stability and kindness / your cruelty must go

and to write of love / is an honor and blessing / and not meant for shame

I smell a naughty / troll, using words to aggra / vate; try being nice

sleep, you vile devil / call my name once more so I / may dream while I nap

arachnid crawling / across my big toe, I scream / and run for cover

Swing out over the / river / let go of the rope

icicles on my / toes, break apart when i walk / a strange walk indeed

dear sun, lavish me / with your warmth and dispel the / cold that settles in

I have realized / I am a damn idiot / shoulda known sooner

Back to the corner / with a sigh and a laugh, I / will not cry today

oh, insomnia / why do you torture me so / sleep would be welcome

translucent colors / arch that extends forever / calming my sad soul

sad, charismatic / enthrall me with your wisdom / smile for once, be brave

for we are many / we challenge the righteous and / we dwell in darkness

sowers of discord / beware the sharp blade of truth / hacking your chaos

a sensitive soul / feeling the hurt of others / bring them joy, sweet one

a touch, so tender / trailing slowly down the jaw / lips part in a sigh

if i were to love / how i wanted to love you / the heavens would sigh

and tap, tap, tap, tap / so goes the way of his life / a tapping cadence

a trampled flower / struggling to hold onto life / exudes hope in bloom

amidst the ruins / of her broken heart, there lies / the key to her soul

Love intensifies / with a single breath I take / when in your presence

as the moon rises / the sun blows it a kiss goodnight / til we meet again

a dance by moonlight / lovers embrace in rhythm / til the sun rises

sensuality / a hint, a flirtatious smile / eyelashes batted

she glances his way / urging him to look her way / when a smile blossoms

I bask in the glow / of the feelings you invoke / sunshine of your love

doorways and windows / open or closed, i don't know / everyone watches

my tears wash away / the guilt of losing myself / of opening up

Question everything / seek the answers, seek the truth / allow no falsehoods

tenor, soprano / bass, alto voices uplift / sing sweetly, sing proud

You make this heart ache / you complete this soul with joy / i happily cry

the rose, it blossoms / radiant in its beauty / truly elegant

we read silently / caught up in the book's moments / smiling as we read

The queen shall protect / his majesty from capture / blocking enemies

The pawn has settled / patiently waiting / to become a queen

The rook is faster / capture the queen and put the / king into checkmate

I remain silent / hidden in the dark shadows / listening closely

deep and shallow, my / breaths calm my heart and my mind / easing my hurt soul

such beauty and grace / shining brightly forever / your smile warms my heart

knock, knock window pane / invite me in to play, your / energy sustains

And this love, this life / these breaths stolen, don't breath / too deeply, I'll die

oh, what is this here / some stardust on my pillow / i regret nothing

snowy, snowy night / with hot chocolate kisses / sighs heavily now

sighing slowly down / the moon child sighs her laughter / as she steals your soul

galloping full speed / Heaven awaits, young prince / heed not their poison

wish upon a star / as it falls from the heavens / trailing bright star dust

it faded away / a surprise to see it gone / my youth has left me

when happiness fades / and darkness sets in, look to / the stars with wonder

wipe your eyes star child / the universe holds you near / singing lullabies