I still can’t walk away from all that was me and you
Knowing all that’s left is memories of all that we went through
And I still cling to your photo and keep a shirt or two
Maybe because it’s still part of me or maybe it’s still part of you
And I still remember all the times I held you close
For you always knew I was the one who loved you the most
I still find myself wandering all the places we once knew
It all seems so empty now without you
I still remember all the things we use to do and how sweet it was.. You know

Hidden behind his veil
a predator laid in wait,
walking without cares
every step a statement

His gentle ways
Belied an animal,
intent on feeding
his ego's hunger

It began with hearts
entwined in love,
ending with tears
and cries from a child

In between horrors
a scarred pyche,
unfamiliar of love
and all its many ways

Slowly underwent change
a happy bubbly girl,
transformed into a
rugged husk of what was

living in the now

you can live
only in the now,
now

yesterday has gone
as a wow

tomorrow may come
but
not ever as a tomorrow
but again another now

so remember
the now
and
live it as you may
some how

There's these feelings inside of me I can not explain
I feel like I'm dying or going insane
My thoughts are running wild
My temper is flaring
Its not just you but me too that I am scaring
I don't know what's wrong with me
I wish it'd go away
I just want to be a kid again I just want to play
Life's like a game to me one you'll never win
Its given to you only to take it away in the end
They say times get hard for everyone but for me they worsen and they thicken

SIDE BY SIDE
I see clearly the beauty of soul
of all who have gently come
into my heart…
and I am already missing you.
I break at the thought of the long
and so lonely journey ahead
without you by my side.
and to all I say pray for me.
let me hear your voice again.

RICHARD FOR JOE

I envy you,I do.
You paint dancing images of beauty,
a world of vibrant colors
when the darkness cast a shadow
which engulfed your life
and stretched moments of suffering.

I see your strength,
the defiant will in the wake of pain,
pushing ahead to rise
and continue to spill your passion
in blooming poetry.

You still inspire,
refusing to take a bow and leave,
shut the door and say goodbye.
You choose to remain,
embracing destiny as it is,
never denying pain,
never forgetting beauty.

A dozen roses did you say...
none will give me even one this day...
so hidden I have to stay...
as my Lord does say...

we go to churches mosques and temples to pray
Oh God come to my house and stay

but now when he has summoned me
for ever
tell me why my legs and feet stagger
God is not going to use a dagger
makes me now wonder
where does he really reside
now why from him we long to hide
why can't we with him abide

Why do we think the world revolves around us?
because it does.

"We are the world, of the world,
from the world, it's elements,
its water source, its dirty soil,
we are the center of the universe".

Once our spirit departed,
returned to its source, the ground, the earth,
this life force goes back to heaven.

the world'll no longer revolve around us,
today it does;
I feel it's connection.

Gentle fingers of wind
softly graze my cheek,
my nose tips the moon
as white pink lips cleave 
ever gasping awe

searching the night skies
glimmering with starry art,
I gaze instinctively above
knowing a beautiful truth 

Night walking robes
leave silvery trails,
glittering moonbeams
of dew, mark the advent

My back against the wall
I softly slide to ground,
eyes weep contentment
escaping my mouth, on sighs