"Blind"

Pony up the ante boys...
This filly
don't
come cheap.


Your golden tongue
is useless,
On the dusty path
you're treading.


The grit
obscures
your vision
Shuffling along,
a path of indecision.


You can't see
the devastation
in front of you.


You're too busy
Focused,
on the sparkling
motes,
dancing around you.


Careful man...

Or you might lose it all.

When the dust settles
and the bags are packed,
The only thing
You find you want...

Will not be
The one left
Standing.

"Love hopes in Vain"

A package of gilt in loneliness weeps.

High atop a bower waits.

For love’s sweet call to awaken thee.


Who will brave the castle walls

And fight the dragons that guard the gates?

To claim the treasure that hopes in vain.

"Unclaimed Riches"

What cruel words you taunt me with, to hear such sweet praise from your lips.

Unrequited promises lay, of future worth that remain unclaimed.

It is rejection you do speak, when love is a taunt held just out of reach.

A polished jewel, honed and cut.

It sparkles and dazzles and makes you want.

How then do you handle so carelessly,

A precious gem you claim to see, but just like others have left to gather dust.

"Heart's Longing"

If I built a cave to hide myself away in would you battle the dragons at the gate to pull me from my self-imposed isolation?

When I’m standing naked and trembling before you, will you soothe my fears and spin a protective cocoon around me?

Sometimes I am too stubborn and proud to ask for help, will you fight for me because you know what I need better than I do?

When my faith has slipped away, will you whisper the words I need to silence the doubts?

If I get lost in the chaos would you come find me and bring me home?

The walls have all crumbled to dust around me and I am bare before you.

Will you still love me even though I am flawed?