Some new ventures......

trust
On
weeping warrior wings
lead
fleets of ships
across the boundless
ocean
rest only when necessary
eat only when
the life requires
hold one eye open
in the depths
of the night
for enemies wait
not realizing
that all it takes
is one to plunge
the knife.

Heavy
want no less
or more
of the potent pleasure
that they
call love
turn your back
and plant
a fleeting kiss
to the one
that you desire
grab your coat
and walk through
the dark
alone
healed

tricks
roll-beg-sit
ask for a treat
come when called
howl on command
treats
stay

path
how can
one ignore
the flashes
fixed eyes
straps all a frenzy
tender foot
bruised and swollen
carefully set aside
for those
that wait
peeled and rotten
on the bedroom floor
center on strength of spirit
to guide
the deep dark and desolate

shift
tugging
the heart
hands free
the simple gesture
makes for glorious words
please

prayer
the danger
of this
how deep
the skin
burnt and broken
make endless the night
climb the hill
sunshine casts over
and the bones
that God broke
answer back

Reader
the long turns
of fear
string through
the veins
like wire
pressing the blood
tight to the skin
and holding hands
over angry
piles of books
that yell and scream
as they are closed