ask

He wanted someone to ask how he was doing

Not so he could complain

Just so he knew that someone cared 

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Her skin

Her skin

Bronze

Smooth

Soft like velvet

Flawless

It held her together 

Her so many imperfections

That to get under her skin

Was to know true beauty 

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companion

Some people want a companion

And others 

Want so much more

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Phoenix

Like a Phoenix 

She rose from the fire

To be stronger and more beautiful than before

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More or less

Would you rather live

With a little bit more or a timy bit less

A little more happy

Or a whole lot more stress

You run 'til you're tired
Or lay down and rest
In a stark clean life

Devoid of most mess

Collecting owned things

All scattered and wide

For things out of reach

To have at your side

Is more of one thing

Much better than few

To figure that out

It's all up to you

But the trick to the question

I'll explain to you now
It is not so much what
But the why and the how

©johnfklee

She burned

She burned

Something

Some thing inside her burned

Through her

When she saw him

She burned

pure white

Wanted him

Needed him

Loved him

She knew him

And she knew

She could not live without him

…and yet she froze

and did nothing

©johnfklee

This time

This time

I am

How do I know

She said

Look in my eyes

Do you see doubt

Feel my kiss

Do you sense hesitation

Let me hold you

Share my warmth

I am

He said

But I can only show you

If you let me

But still she was not sure

So he left

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Stop looking

Stop looking for love

You won't find it

You stumble upon it

While looking the other way

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Dreamed

He dreamed of flying

With her at his side

Their arms round each waist

Or just hand in hand

To places they had talked of

And places they'd never imagined

Until they found a place 

As beautiful and simple

As their love 

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Brunt

He bore the brunt of his love

Scars and holes

Tears and creases

Bruises and bumps

Yet his heart still beat

And his soul still sang

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wore

They both wore their scars on their faces
and hope in their eyes

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painting

Her eyes showed an art

That could never be painted

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everyday

He did not want her to help him forget his past

Nor look too far to the future

He only wanted to cherish today with her

Every day

©johnfklee

a line drawn

Love

The question

Do I /Don't I

Do it. If it doesn't work out, it may kill you. Cripple or break you. 

/ 

But if you don't, you will never know if it could have saved very you. 

©johnfklee 

Warm bodies

Warm bodies

Close together

Sharing space

And heat

Skin on skin

Breathing as one

Closer

Hearts beat as one

Deeper

Souls touch

Find comfort in closeness 

And joy in

Warm bodies 

©johnfklee

Welcome to me

You're difficult

Sometimes I don't know what is worse

Living with you

Or living without you

You make me feel loved

And neglected

Happy while crying

You lift me up when letting me down

You torture me

With your love and complexities 

But I love you 

And I'll bear the pain

Just to feel your love and joy

I know you try

I know you love me

Madly

But what can you say to this

What must I know

He looked in her eyes 

And said

Welcome

To me

©johnfklee

Wanted

But it's not real

She said

What you want doesn't exists

It does

It has to

I don't want something special 

I don't want something good for me

I want more

I want it all

Everything

Everyday

My last thought at night

And first thought in the morning

But you won't find that

No matter where you look

I'm not looking for it

I'm waiting for it

For her

And I'll wait forever until she finds me

©johnfklee

ring

I want to

Put a big ring on her finger

A glowing smile on her face

And a love in her heart that she will never forget 

©johnfklee

Why the talk

Why the screaming

And shouting

And piling on of negative thoughts

Plenty of us have failed in relationships

And let fe

For too many reasons

But to attack someone's failings

Is to bare your own 

©johnfklee

Crush

She was a crush from his youth

That still endured 

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Pockets

Pockets

He kept his hands in his pockets

Empty 

Clutching nothing

Only taking them out when needed 

When done

Pushed back down

Deep

Clenched

Curled

Or straight in

Fingers not moving

Just still

Waiting to be used

Called out again

Depended on to do their job

Then back 

Again

Ready for when he needed them next

©johnfklee

B/W

She radiates beauty

Even in black and white 

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moved

She moved on

But he couldn't 

She moved on

But he wouldn't

She moved on

Eventually

He moved on

Too

©johnfklee 

easy love hard live

Loving him came easy

His smile

His self depreciation 

His emotional range

The way his eyes could see through her soul

But

Living with him could be hell

His face bore all of his thoughts 

His darkness consumed

His emotional rage cut deep

And his eyes could get lost in thoughts that stole him away and she never knew if he'd return

Yes

Loving him was easy

But living with him

©johnfklee

I am a night to remember and a day to forget

Easy to love

Hard to live with

©johnfklee