The Book of Love
Part IV - To Be The Dead

if however,
one of the lovers
is a scaredy rabbit or
a sneaky bird of prey..
all while the other
is a scary, chasy wolf,
or better still..
a weathered hunter
with good aim..
then once again
initiates between them …

The Book of Love
Part III - To See The Red

the red you see
when you observe it
through the other
clearly..
is not the red
that you already learned
to love and cherish
oh.. so.. dearly.
The One from which
you chose to stray.
and you may search
all …

The Book of Love
Part II - To Pull The Thread

building of closeness
is a complex process..
there is a time to push
towards each other..
and a time to stray.
when passion’s heat
runs high,
the two are drawn
into each other
recklessly..
they get too close
for …

The Book of Love
Part I - The Good, The Bad

two lovers
are attracted
to each other..
through weight
of mutually
held belief..
it is the silent gravity
that psychically binds..
to love each other
thru the hardship
and the pain
and grief.
to be forgiven
freely.. freely
to forgive …

Do not give up
so easily..

Inhale..
just breathe.
The flow of air that’s
passing through
your mortal vessel
shall provide you
all the oxygen
that your cells need.
And much the same,
the flow of people
passing through
your life
provides a steady stream
of chaos..
not to …

God bless
my sneaky little
birds of prey.
Who circle
round me
in the sky
at night..
but lay
in hiding
during the day.

The moment
that my gaze
befalls them..
they disappear.
For, though they wish not
to be all too far..
They choose not to be near.

They …

Did my heart harden?
Or did it merely form
a scab upon its surface..
To help the raw
and vulnerable heal?
Or does experience
and age
indeed desensitize
our capacity..
to unapologetically,
truly feel?

Perhaps my
many failed attempts
at finding love..
left stronger of a mark
upon me
than …

Your body is a shrine
built by your own hands
from the ground up..
Brick by heavy brick.
To demolish who you are
and to rebuild anew
from scratch..
that is your only
abracadabra
magic trick.

And yet..
However many parts
upon this sailing
Ship of Theseus
you choose to …

Why choose The One..
When doing so
commits you to forego
choosing The Many?
Here is a playful little
thought experiment
for you to ponder..
maybe.

Well.. if you had to pick
only a single star
of all the stars
in our cosmos..
to suddenly disappear!
I reckon
that you …

Nothing matches
loving someone
in such a way..
that makes
their ego
simply melt.

That reconfigures
their conception
of true love..
by demonstrating
how forgiving
and secure
and safe..
it’s really meant
to be felt.

That teaches them
that someone out there
sees you..
not just for your beauty …