Listened
He listened to the music
Her breathing
And his heart
And it was good
It was all very good
©johnfklee
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
Smiled
When she smiled
She lit up the room
But
When she smiled
It hurt her
Just a little bit
Nothing so beautiful
Could exist
Without a little crack in perfection
©johnfklee
Saturday, August 20, 2016
To him
She came to him
In dreams
Recurring thoughts
Or familiar scent
In moments that took him back
Between breaths
And blinks
She came to him
One hundred different ways
Everyday
She came to him
But all those times
She never returned
©johnfklee
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Hurt
And he would spend the rest of his life
Trying to apologize
With how he lived his life
With
Or without her
©johnfklee
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Closed
As she spoke
He closed his eyes
You are ignoring me
She said
Oh no
Then why do you close your eyes when I talk to you
I close my eyes to clear my mind of everything
But your voice
©johnfklee
Monday, August 8, 2016
Arched
She arched her back
Dipped her left shoulder
Lifted her chin
And looked back at him
Was it an invitation
A reprimand
A calling
Stay
Go
He did not know
As his doubt
And ego
Held him captive
She
Just
Kept
Walking
Away
©johnfklee
Friday, August 5, 2016
Weathered
Weathered
Life had weathered his skin
Drawn lines
Creased at the corner of his eyes and 'cross his forehead
His age
An irrelevant number
40 or 90
It meant nothing to His story
His eyes
Sometimes dimmed
Or aflame
Every days' storms worn on his face
Not the boy he had been
But a man
He knew himself
What was his was owned by his heart
And those around him
Lives better for his presence
By all that made him
Loved and protected he'd given himself for them
Not emptied
More full because of them
Yes he was weathered
But there was life in him growing and still taking root
And changing the world
©johnfklee
Monday, August 1, 2016
In dreams
In dreams
He chased her away during his days
But she returned to him in his dreams
©johnfklee
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