Strong and Proud

mirror, mirror,
on the wall, who has the fiercest love of them
all? who's to judge? and who's to
say love has a color? love has a box, love
is blind, love is true, love only who they
tell you to. love is proud, love is strong,
love is where you and i belong. baby, love
knows no color, love takes no side, one day,
this love will be world wide. so baby take
my hand and we'll fight and take our stand
for all that we believe in and all that
we can only one day hope to understand.

up in the clouds

head pounds
chest burns
as my feet
hit the ground.
feet sink in
to the tiny
stones. fail to
notices the
grayness left
beneath me.
grip the chains
in either hand
as i slip onto
the wide black
band. deceptive
sturdiness as my
feet leave the
ground. air
escapes my
chest as my
heart pounds
for a fleeting
moment then
drops to the
it of my stomach.
shadows crawl and
the sun embraces
my face. my insides
beg to soar
while my smile
begs for more.

one glance
one chance
and that's
all it can take
to wake this
earth that we
take one big
piece at a time
so we're running
in line. follow
whoever's in front
as long as we're
going time is never
slowing me down
to look at
once locked eyes
that stare
to the depth
to conquer what's
given to death.
your words creep
and sore to
my hearts
desire to just
break free
and you take me
with to the
land unknown
before. you
take me with
and break
me free. solving
the unknown quest
for purpose and
love.
forever, merely
begun; but hearts
already won.

white and blue.

in one ear
and out the other
up, down, too
far afraid before
it's stopped
caught
dropped and
bought
for a price too
low
for something
she'll never
know
the capacity
of
or depth of
the trails
she's walked
and all but
forgot the
blood that flows
drips
when i pour
you out
yet i can't
live without
me on
you.

Darkroom

the darkroom holds my gloom
and shadow of doom
when all else fails
it becomes my
retreat
to the darkroom to
turn the white
into light and
photos of life
in black and white
that come to life
only in my darkroom.