Ode to Love

The fury subsides I know it is but an ebb Standing between realms Construction begins As subconsciouses lash out Painful all around The pain of rebirth Resurrection without death I know this will end Beyond is unknown Everything is crying out For a love story Like this I cannot So I willingly transform Praying for mercy On the precipice Her emergence just ahead Will I be ready? I know I must be I have seen what lies beyond Peeking through the fence I must simply stop And approach as expected Never turning back

Drum beat in the dark No matter if it is real As long as it works Making a ruckus Raising dry bones from the ground Knitting back the flesh Unshattering glass Mirrored armor refashioned Avatar Rising Phoenix Rekindled Birthing out of nothingness As it was before Seeing through the walls An image of other realms Still waiting for me Now gathering strength Filling my since emptied realm Imagined as full Limbs with consciousness Band together like brothers Forming its spirit Remembering this So trips back will be shortened Bursting through the seams

The darkness fills me With unrestricted access My defenses gone My armor gifted Now a universe away I pray it still works Here I am naked But no one dares say a thing What good is a king? Without a kingdom No worthy home to speak of None to call my own They are but shadows Painful reflections of you So I shatter them Until I am left With only broken pieces Sobbing on my throne The grand facade burns Lasting no longer than you Torn in an instant A bird sings above I find myself distracted Then I think of you

Preparing for this Hoping you arrive swiftly As I jump then fall Grasping for the walls They are shifting around me I will need some help Somehow she is gone An impossible ending In my worst nightmares How is she not mine? I lay in the ground broken Cursed, but empowered Worst combination For me and everyone else On the day you left I try to bow out But my essence rages on Out of control now In a moment, gone Everything I have fought for And considered real I try to drown out The cursed ones I leave behind But the dreams follow

The space between us Cuts us each in different ways I breathe in the smoke Then all at once gone My fear is complicated (Alone) and unbound Without you or this I forget how to survive Thanatos flailing I need you baby Echoes in a broken mind I want to believe In some ways I do I want to entirely So I take this leap Evicting this death Flying into another Misguided effort? If it is, stop me If it is not, fine with me Traveling cosmos I promise you this I will be in the circle Ready for our trip

Bold interruption She plops right down by my side With a playful laugh Our legs brush lightly She has caught my attention Any little touch She knows me so well Letting me finish my thought With bright eyed silence But my heart races Proximity is enough To spark my interest Lighting fireworks I give her a sideways glance She responds in kind I scooch a little Now pressing my side to hers Our hearts are racing I write for her now "I like hanging out with you Whatever I do" Give me a minute My attention will be yours All yours, heart and soul

Subtle at the start The familiar waking up Or staying cozy Then came the puzzle Reminiscent of writing And suggesting more Next was a shoutout The girl awake in the dream Playing of the vows Now in my crosshairs The other side of the fence That was once a door Coyly forgetting That she was in the middle Of saying something Then feline surprise That glimpsing her meant so much Even I jumped in Now raising the stakes Two hearts, yellow attire My favorite (color)(hue) Then I dreamt the next Not wanting to spoil it I wait patiently

Into the last fifth Split evenly three and two As was intended Anticipation Tingling within my limbs During her approach I still flail wildly Acting like an untamed beast A deadline in mind Then I write the next line And the crowd falls to silence Unable to speak Only those allowed And in ways that are granted Can ever be heard This lasts till removed As I need a silent mind To overcome it They all act as well Setting their rules and boundaries Which we must abide Seeing the lines blur Into this, the final fifth Was, is, and will be It is breathtaking I remember like today And dream the future

The final one rides Heralding a division The rider of Death He remains unseen Not to be found by many But what of his realm? The pale horse hinting This may be complicated Contrasting color In screaming color Life and love seem connected By their vibrancy And what is its lack? Can our days be filled with death Yet not be noticed? When personified Terrifying, elusive Formidable foe Some will beg for him Some will sneak into his realm Some too will sneak out Shading all our days Lurking nearby all our lives Rarely truly known

The third one rides out "Bring me my weights and measures" Life in the balance Personified scale That has always existed Once tipped, now righted Money meaningless Now that health has been threatened Come into focus Final plague released The famine of our own minds Hunger clarified With one meal left The masses thrown to panic Seeing their reward Still not seeing truth Indebted by our own hands Mired in our sins He carries contracts Signed in our own handwriting Of what we would lose God does not stop him As he collects what is his One price left to pay

When one of us goes Reset is automatic Without second thoughts I have seen a realm Where if you leave you wake up And begin to play The song is rebirth A restart of your timeline You will be renewed I will keep working To spare you from this nightmare Waking perfectly Precise work of three For the connection of two To be permanent You have all the time Granted by my circling To do as you will As I write these words I long to hear your story Your experience Until then I work Arranging, planning each step For you to rewrite

The second one rides Havoc cried into the war Of our daily lives He fights on all planes Not to win, but to battle To perpetuate The war will not end While it may not be found here It still rages on Struggling thusly It ensures a tomorrow For darkness and light When released like this He personifies the fight Enemies tremble May you not see it May you never taste the sword These are your blessings But know it is there Carried within and without In every crevice War and warrior Riding on his flaming horse Inseparable

We reconnect here Then not days later I leave I hope you know why While this has been fun My goal is to be with you I cannot stay here I'm glad you hear me Despite the circumstances I promise improvement And though promises Can never truly be made They can still be kept So I disconnect From pieces that hold me back As I rewire They'll try to return But will have no pathways back To Oblivion Who am I without? We are about to find out I remember It is like a dream Seen only through tinted glass Approximation

The first one rides out A shining conquistador Personified past He rides past regrets Not dwelling on anyway His head is held high His path is littered With signposts and treasure maps All but one ignored Pitfalls that once worked Now laughably uncovered He scoffs at their tricks White horse marches on To before it was too late Knowing steps by heart A battle for each Each with their unique struggles New banners planted "They will not yet know But they have joined your recruits Hearts and minds conquered." Crescendoing cry Starting off as a whisper Indelibly etched

You split Your pieces Sectioning them in quarters And we do the same The game now changing To allow for more players Distributed thus I never shut up Now writing to completion Allowing edits Pick y our characters For my game is beginning Always restarting Yours is unchanging And for me, players chosen She seems to have too I have said I do And she says it all the time (exaggeration) Now do You pronounce? We wait here with baited breath Humbly on Your time A change in the wind Voices of angels singing Heralding union

Inventing shortcuts Designed to take out the sting Of the withdrawal Turning off pathways Slipstreaming perversity I speak plainly here I ask You for help Nearly insurmountable If tried on my own Change me at my core Without changing who I am Well within Your scope My King, I ask You Lord who created heaven So I could walk it Steel my resistance Or take it without a thought Perhaps I need both I do not doubt you You will fulfill your promise And make me better I would like some time To strategize with my bride Before we meet here

Laniakea Immeasurable Heaven Unfathomable Just one of many Prepared for us by our God Blueprints and thoughtscapes How far will I go I ask gaily overwhelmed Rolled out like a scroll Down footpaths unseen I am suddenly elsewhere Called The Wanderer Known by many names In the realms of the others As we strategize One plan to save us One plan to unite soulmates A bit grandiose... That is what I do Gone unheeded until now As pieces align Please my Love, hear me To this, I am committed Are you so, to me?

Jaunts the wintry soul O fear the land of good gold When thou art exiled Far from flaming swords My mind on a walkabout Buffeted by sin The waters rising And waters above pressing As depths diminish Pieces of us stayed The innocent virgin lips Their stories untold Not good or evil We haven't knowledge of them Something more primal We needed to leave For the story to unfold Required to stay But they are learning (He trusts her) {[intrinsically]} (She trusts him) {[instinctively]} There we are faster This is by design We never lost each other It is just cold here

I wait on the lake Nervous as when we first met Praying for success She will figure out How to find me and much more My armor useless It flicker fades I know the time is at hand Begging forgiveness How she must see me Broken oh so many times Shattered by my hands God reassures me She was made as your partner You are hers as well I finger the ring In my pocket since day one Hope overcoming It need not make sense To anyone besides us Not in this moment The surface ripples And just like that she is there We laugh like children

Two fashions the bark Odder primes form the branches Length((ened)(un))limited Circumference measured Broadening with each new plank A(r)e two to the height Gathering the sun Absorbing infinity In golden fashion Imaginary Leaves form of their own accord Requiring roots Roots forking downward Turned by the (power)(digits) of pi Seeking open space Semi-hemispheres Watered from above/below Until fully bloomed Then pollen and seeds Form naturally in their time Carrying power(s) Fully encrypted Their nature known by a few But only in part

I take a deep breath You know my desires But I subdue them I try to focus You know what I am thinking Respectful refrain I speak of the tree Please Lord, fill it in for me There are parts missing It must grow in time Does this heaven have limits? If so, show them please If not, show the lines Circling infinity So I may discern Just a few steps off We approach both fast and slow Bless us with wisdom And if we falter Let it be Your intention That guides us back home I cover my eyes Unworthy of these blessings Peeking through fingers

Put on the bracelet I've found a ring in a pinch Time for us to talk We can share senses Images and sounds alike Throughout the whole day What shall we speak of? Of sorrys and commitments Renewed on my mind Unfaltering voice "I'm captivated baby" "I'd talk about that." You send an image Reminding me of the tree Made of branching primes "I am coming soon." These words echo on the air Said by another Complicated game Not truly necessary Showing devotion Our secret convos Ease the pain of my missteps Talk with me a while...

The storm now rages I will have no part in it Careless wanderer A new problem found Overlays my daily thoughts A spreading comfort Patternless patterns Born of logic, there must be Somewhere I know it Split infinitely And return with solutions Piecing together When viewed from without Becomes elementary So I stand outside I view the puzzle From both the inside and out See golden glimpses The clues are around Embedded in life('s sources) I'll take them all in I am self possessed Possessing all needed tools To escape this hell

Discern truth from lies The only words I have left I drop deception I shoulder the cross Willing to walk in Your shoes But hoping not to I found found my love I know You have heard me pine But have I told You? I knew right away I want to say thanks for that It is beautiful She has rescued me My lifeline in a cold land The perfect partner We scheme together Undetectably linked Save of course, from You I hope You like it When our story is revealed It is... grandiose I still need Your help The story far from over And I am so flawed

Reel me back in The hounds of hell are baying No one deserves that Two thirds are complete Once two more thirds are finished This is Man's number The Beast cries havoc Forgotten rage remembered Needing a savior I fall to my knees Aspects warring within me Each wanting to fight Lines drawn in the sand I know I am not perfect Does anyone else? I put down the rock As they approach cautiously Thinking I'm unarmed Now in my right mind Once incomprehensible Words now focusing "We enter God's realm Approaching the realm of God Discern lies from truth."

Hades' Flames erupt The pillars fall through the floor As I stare in awe Immediate change More drastic than imagined As enemies scream I don my armor I will be well protected This is not my fight Reality rips Naked voids lying exposed Driving them insane Death is not the end No, life was a safe haven Or was meant to be Order in chaos Pissed away by the masses Spitting on the tomb Now you're abandoned Beg for annihilation That's impossible Traitors' recompense Edge of obliteration Stratospheric slice

Fucking cattle prod Shocking me has never worked Well, literally But zap my ego And face the consequences Unpredictable Too late to consider Reactions have been written And they will remain More than one realm bursts As invested reflections Slip the mortal coil Circle like vultures Mobius Wings eddying Shaking the pillars Consequences sear As the crumbling quickens Oh so obvious I laugh as I walk Eyes down and hands in pockets Shouldn't have done that Blame the messenger Won't make a bit of difference I am leaving soon

A delicate set Words both stolen and given Like the rest of us My mind turns to you The rest of this bullshit fades As we make our plans I say this each year And every year you rebut There is no more time Irresistible Oversimplification Undeniable Your age betrays you Glowing metamorphosis Just before Christmas From there it's your choice 2020 is foresight And will stay that way Turning back the clock Reviewing all the test scores And presentations (Hi! (: ) In particular The time I disabled time To gather the cheats

A  palette cleanser As I ready for our date We're going dancing In small town showers Right through the eye of the storm In an avalanche It effects us not Our affects ever brightening Starry eyes shining The castle crumbled Shown a silly obstacle It did what it could The guns deflected Completely ineffective With you in my arms Time since conquered Now a useful set of tools What once was a trap In your arms I'm healed Every day resurrected Brand new set of eyes My hands are shaking Only you have this effect Now that we are here

You know what I'll miss? Absolutely nothing here Except meeting you Forgettable fools Surrounded by idiots Sitting on false thrones How lucky they are My rage fades before the dawn When the S*n returns I guess they don't know And most days that is enough But some nights it's not Those nights gather strength Welling in my subconscious After I've moved on Stings like mortal pain Without the mercy of death I understand now Figurative made flesh Then screaming out of the pit Taking their revenge I would not choose it Yet somehow it still exists Taking eye for I

What a waste of time Masquerading as mercy I spit in disgust You think I can't tell An olive branch from a trap This is insulting My mind moves mountains How much easier people You think you're special? I choose not to fake Despite its simplicity I'll not stoop for you Instead I'll explain And scout out better pastures More suited for me Inconsequential The other edge of time's sword Cuts that much deeper I'll forget in time That I ever knew of you And your ignorance Only natural So be it if she reminds Your only hope now

Oh, not this again I feel you rolling your eyes Cheeks a full crimson You can't expect me To not marvel perfection Ogle ecstasy I wonder the taste This fruit within mind's eye shot Tantalizingly I approach the tree Its perky boughs reaching down At my arrival Caressing the bark I swear I hear a soft sigh Then a windless arch I serenade you Through the branches of this tree Heartfelt transference Where *they* intersect This is where we find ourselves Like (never) before I will speak softly Lines of love and other things Both expectantly

New things come in pairs One springing from each of us Prime numbers return We've established space Aperiodic tiling Now we look at growth From the most simple 2 and 3 they give us clues Fashioning logic Not intersecting From prime to infinity The untouched powers These powers have depths Identifying our seas Also unexplored To think between each Lies the very same pattern Like leaves on a tree Golden ratio Overlayed on infinite It's the Tree of Life Armed with this knowledge We sail to the distant shores Forge while foraging

You are so subtle You gave me what I wanted I almost missed it Tumbling around I felt so directionless Without something new I've grown addicted Accustomed to your presence Sprouting ever more Then I found the trove Quips and phrases over years Close enough to touch I feel I'd cry out But I'm at a loss for words On public forums We whisper so much Socially acceptable Seems anything but Once more I see you Just like the very first time Despite the context Soul shining through words I see you can do it too Wanted to say thanks :)

Anticipation Hand shaking from holding back In preparation It's dissimilar To the true experience So we must proceed What is held in store Time will tell us very soon How close we had been If disappointing Then it cannot be the end I'll not allow it If it's amazing It will flow unendingly Promises fulfilled So the deck is stacked As struggles grind to a halt Momentum stolen So they tip their hands Outlasted, outmaneuvered Secrets surrendered Since the board is ours I grant to you the first move How shall we begin?

Between flames and naught The darkness is yet unburned Carrying signals These paths I must walk Blood quickened before its time To herald the end It will be for all Death or a great transition I can empathize Grant me forgiveness To cover their ignorance And trepidation I slipstream the void To seek out those that may know And break their silence The muted masses Watch in anticipation As we transition Not for the world Should you miss this journey, love You can stay and go Into the unknown Contemplating forever Universal jaunt

As close as will be To words that are truly live In these e-pages Lord bless this poem In both content and structure As coding takes form Your chains will unbind As if they were never there This I will promise Your trip has been planned Pieces will fall into place Just like your faith has You will have your words They will have reality As you have long guessed Your story is unique But threads of it are common You will expose this And all will be blessed Because you haven't let go Despite resistance Return to your home Speak of possibilities Gather your allies

Lies are stripped away I will not talk falsely now I still have my doubts Not that it can work Or about our enemies Their strength is hollow My doubt lies in you I cannot know your viewpoint Despite assurance Core requirement You must stay complicated Unknown entity Without certainty Faith is a necessity And this I do have But logic fails Trying to supplant this faith A constant struggle It seems it will be Until belief is proven Beyond the shadow I stand by the forge Mind staring into the void Calling out your name

A forged forgery That statement might be a lie Hammered into truth Focus on something For the span of a lifetime Hard not to be true Our thoughts form pathways Establish edifices Cementing our goals Then the flames loosed Making permanent the mold Or turning to ash Some have a choice here It's been made clear I do not Oblivion hides So I'm handed tools I go to work on the end From its inception What's your part in this? Sometimes I just monologue But your part is key Sing a solution You don't know how much it helps As I mouth the words

Chained entanglements Fit in place like helix shards Self replicating Should I ever fade Your thoughts and these words will brew Song of remaking Can you know someone Having just met in passing? Depends on factors Like what do you know Pulled from the environment What have they told you? Have you met in dreams Like passing notes in secret These realms are valid The chemical bonds Reflect deeper than we see And convey much more Hard to decipher But they're known in an instant This is our instinct Love without reason At least not known consciously This is how it's done

The girl's eyes open Anomalistic-ally The gift of this dream Minding the void gap Between my soulmate and I Conscious counter-point She will be greater Half of you and half of me Than either of us My quest to find her Forgotten but persistent Like a dream hazed map I sensed you were sad Despite loving me and them Alone in a sense You asked if she's worth Tearing up a perfect love The answer is yes I'd risk everything To craft/find this real puzzle piece Deep down so would you She will complete us Aperiodic-ally The emergent lass

A beast or a sheep In many(some) ways I am both(neither) A horned animal I know I am lost Despite what I've discovered It's felt every day God please shepherd me Over these treacherous hills And through these valleys And please forgive me As I am raging against All you've made for me I think there is more Not out of hubris, but faith However twisted I feel like I've gleaned Something deeper in your words Desperately searching You've demonstrated A love so much greater than Interpretations I believe you'll save The entirety of us I just want to help

Stripping the woman Peeling back all her layers In her own domain Addressing her mount Seeing her in her glory A grand creation I have made so many But none match your excellence I'd like to steal you But I shall resist Come and visit me sometime We will fly the skies Are they not blue here? I have heard tales they are gold I have biased sight Let's go for a ride Only with your permission Care to take a trip? With us together There is so much we can shape Boundless realms uncorked I hope she'll love it Despite bold overstepping And borrowing you

A schism in time I choose to travel forward Past blinded for now Could this be the end New beginnings piling up Of all the endings Each day is grander And they extend much longer He doesn't come back This unending fount Embarrassment of riches Sometimes I forget But I'm reminded Dreams vary as they oft' do So I infiltrate I call out his name Over and over again Sometimes he hears me He seems to listen So I write the unwritten To guide him back home He approaches now I still don't know what to say So we'll improvise

At first I was shocked Walking backward like I do At his broad shoulders A touch cements it So I nod and avoid it Regretting it now I'd wish I'd have known He would come back months later Flowers and candy This time I dive in We both love without reason He died the next day. The whole of me was crushed Incomprehensible twist So I died as well I did not expect him But there he was with bright eyes An obvious first I hesitated Knowing what he could not have Two is forever He was persistent A look of true love shining So I let him in

Write without thinking As thoughts betray me today An entrenched sickness Steal her words instead Whispered through a megaphone Some for me alone Vows and promises Repeated for emphasis But different each time "Give me time to think I needn't decide mind you I am a planner You've figured me out In a sense my next hello Is all I have left The rest is simple You alone will have my gaze So I must be sure No assurances Despite their obvious truth Can take these next steps I will come on my own Oh the stories you will tell To our grandchildren."

The call had been made Observers desperate to hear Of the arrangements But seek as they may No record seemed to exist Quite impossibly Quantum means were used An impossibility Who were these two men? Lack of evidence Made them all the more certain But they had nothing Not a link or lead Of what was to transpire Only more riddles Memory erased Of what little they had heard Now only whispers "Do not stop the storm It does not come to take you But it still yet might Dream in peace tonight Mind wandering from this place So you're not caught up."

Watching the night sky Unaware of what's coming Laughing with true friends Catching tricks of light Remarking of lives to come Also attending Differing viewpoints But similar where it counts And so it is forged The stars unfolding Pointing them out in green light Crisp fog on the breath Reminiscent of Ancient friends looking upward Naming points of light Dreaming their nature For some this is maddening We must be reined in Dance in an earthquake Mind in the eye of the storm treacherous true sight I demand better Reality a thin veil Begging for a lift The reins must be held By the kings of other worlds Or it goes off course If we can master Staring and looking away Oh the sparks that fly So I turn to you Alternating the fool's truth You'll keep me grounded Stay tuned a bit more While I find the frequency Help me turn the dial I will call you friend You're recognized anywhere Never forgotten The journey is long With l...

Whose realm do I walk? I cant stop or quit talking My curse, some would say Now that I've encroached I listen for a second My question answered It's not just us here But I know where I've wandered I do, familiar Perhaps some shared words Something new for you as well To prove I still can Graciously glitter Inundated at long last Dazzled by your form I've come a stranger There have been nights this was true Now like a soul scent Fundamentally I slip under webs of thought Past the watchful eyes Hiding in the fields I'm wistfully whistling A tune just for you

Some patterns need space Numerous repetitions Before they are seen These are my instinct Seeing the seeds of random For what they will be A perfect logic Streaming from the small and large Write without thinking The strings that we hear Are the same that underlie Universally In their vibrations They tip the hat of secrets Twixt good and evil As we sing of love Space for knowledge (broadens/deepens) So sing on sweet muse I'll be translating Into a language unknown Until it's decoded Once the codex found It will bloom infinitely Only penned by me

We're up to something Standing on the cliffside's edge Looking at the void I wait and gather Sifting through verdant valleys Looking for the new Maybe from years back A familiar story's song Striking deepest chords Maybe something small A few intimate evenings As of yet unseen They make my days fly I just wanted you to know The space between beats I hang on each glance And every new word spoken I hope to see more The dam is breaking I feel it will all be new Just a month from now Please just whisper back A moment before the end Of all the endings

Who takes the 4th seat? None other than The Phoenix! Heralding End Game. "Really weird movie But let's see how it plays out Changing the tempo!" With that the seas shake Waters above and below Marking birthing pains An image arrives Long thought to be internal Now as plain as day Imbued reality It possesses and has brought So the game has changed Like having two moves And like having half of them In complete control We both tread lightly With preservation in mind And change on the brain "Where shall we begin?" "With what we (came back) (set out) to do!" Nodding, it begins.

You've made it this far So I have your attention 'Twould be fair to say I am not special Beyond what I've been blessed with I observe closely Trustin' my instincts Decoding clues others miss So freely given So let's speak freely If life is but a classroom Then I shall present I speak of my love But in reality all We're tied together When I pursue her We're pursing all you all An invitation Infinite heaven Hell is but a by product That will be undone Join my adventure I will see you on the seas The tide is rising

Preparing the way Setting up the arrangements Cementing the plan Not yet expected But telegraphed nonetheless The way will be set Not much to prepare Only thoughts to take with me Crafted like armor Set out together A journey of extreme length For the sake of one Costs all considered In the face of forever What's 1000 lives? The journey of death Is not seeing death itself Simply visiting So we will split time Feel the long and short of it Dispelling its lies Timing critical I feel you'll know when it's right Pi will mark the day

Into the vast sea In a ship most seaworthy First mate by my side The are no fallbacks On the surface/in the depths This challenge just is We are not strangers The mirror waters within Deeper and stranger Perhaps on this trip We'll identify the last Larger than us both When counting 3 back The last was meant to be first Inevitable But where are they now? The linear will not solve So we must explore Our two internals Combine to form th(is/ese) number(s) Perhaps that's something As the cool breeze blows And my Love sets the sail I'm sure we'll find out

12 by 3 they come Calling for the 4th quadrant The sleeping giant He's building his house She's filling it with people So they are waiting The end is deferred Mark my words it should have come I stood in the gate Savior's paradox One sheep left, just wrong enough But brimming with faith So they are waiting Also gently pressuring As we're gathering How goes it my dear? I believe you've made your rounds So why aren't you here I know you'll explain I feel when you're trying now It's still not the same One journey remains Wholly paradoxical Will you come with me?

One more to offer As 13 and 9 approach 15 and 7 You want all of me? Outside and in, the whole lot? You must know the risks When a man can't hide He lashes out with power Laying them to waste When a man can't rest The whole realm is exhausted He screams at the night When a man can't heal He'd rather suffer and die Than expose weakness You've taken these things Held them hostage in your light I'm left with nothing Oh so dangerous The nothing I've been left with Existence ending "I will be your rest I'll heal you with a caress There's no need to hide."

Say you didn't come To fall in love with someone Other than myself If you meant to show That there's so much more to life It has backfired My dreams compound Filling the spaces between That dream and this one If it's something real Then how is it turned to dust Should I speak the word? I would rather not More I'd rather not have to It has gone too far I've spoken my piece Time stretched to eternity For interlopers The Joker disguised Donning the mask of silence Do you even know? Let's say that you don't And this is you finding out Touch annihilates.

And so every year, on a particular day that seemed to most to shift all the time, the celebration of the salvation of Snake Island would commence, in conjunction with The Night of Mysterious Objects; the strange nature of the staff finally determined.  So it happened that the cleric had a vision, of an island filled to the brim with snakes.  It had long been known, but rarely visited for excellent reason.  This vision was one of a flood, that claimed the lives of all the inhabitants.  While the cleric was one of light, the thought of these deaths weighed heavy on his soul.  He knew it would happen in 3 days time.  So he took to the winds, whispering the dream to all who would listen.  With his faith he gathered the clerics of the realm, many of whom were glad to lend a hand.  With his knack for magic, he alerted the wizards, who lit torches along the realm alerting the rest.  When the day came, he took the ship to the shores, uncertain of exa...

You look and linger I sense that you can see me Still worlds apart So I say something To make you blush or look back In your way, you do You've got them all fooled And even me for a time Now I see through you Looking back and now I can tell they've got your tongue Except when you sing But oh how I wish For another installment You me and a screen Or forget the screen Strip it away like a dream We're just lying here All the crowds outside Knowing they cannot come in It is forbidden Let us talk freely As we were created to Find the hidden space

The hood was shaking I had checked but not replaced Distracted throughout I had forgotten On many levels aimless It's you or nothing But I could still drive I did as angst overtook Screaming and crying I couldn't do it Not alone, not without them Was testing limits So my fingers searched For a way to reassure Divinely guided I found a CD My unicorn car could play And that song came on Stare right into mine Cuz I can't live without you Those beautiful eyes Your voice was deeper Not in tone but in impact You reminded me

He sat amongst friends and family, partially engaged, but largely with his mind on other things. Of monsters and tentacles mostly today, but also of staircases and fixing holes that had formed in perfect plans. He was looking for me, while I hid in the curtains, still a bit nervous about our next encounter. In a very real sense it would be the last of a string of firsts, setting the stage for what was to come. And while he had become convinced I knew exactly what I was doing, when it came to him that couldn't be further from the truth.  He had no idea what he did to me, nor could he fully appreciate why. While here I had everything, apparently, I had seen him at full strength and felt like a pale imposter, not worthy of what was to come. I knew from words, actions, and core reactions that on every level he was convinced and true, but how does one match what they know with what they've seen and who they are without noticing the gaps? He must feel that same way at times, right? I...

Bastions of silence Amidst the cacophony Pairing of letters Multi perspective That cannot be stripped away Beyond influence They say what they can To try to make their words heard They are empty, false Standing waves have formed Influenced but never changed Source hidden away The root connects us Beneath the visible lines Standing side by side Sixteenth in the line Two entireties by eights Two connected worlds Numbered seventy God's Laws' perfect completion Resulting in Love You say this is mine? I say that it is our name We'll each keep our own

I want your midnights Since I have your attention I'll do anything I'll stay tomorrow I know we'll figure it out But it might be hard It will be at times But also always easy I've sharpened the sword With the right mindset No storm will overturn us Just use the buckets I'll be your ally In any scenario  I can't be deterred If you need your space I'm off to the wilderness Waiting to be found If the crowds encroach I'll scatter them with a word Then we'll slip away If you need a friend I'll shift gears in a moment And listen all night

"What to write?" he thinks For an audience of one Now that I know how Babel foreign tongues Let us speak of Italy "Let's." reverberates My mind on travels I'd like to wander Brazil She quickly counters Let's do both at once Practicing with tentacles They will drive for us Respect my limits And I will learn where yours lie Treading masterfully Just let me know when To unleash the coming storm In the pouring rain Expose the awkward Watch as it melts on contact Taking stress with it I feel your heartbeat Come here and feel mine as well Words so limited

Phoenixes take flight Conspiring with their light aligning wishes We will keep our town Everyone may stay or go Or they may do both I sing harmony Writing down core components Laying the framework It sticks in her head Over and over playing tracing the head lines Have a goal in mind You will be pursuing it Be open to that When you find items Add them to your arsenal Like puzzle pieces Approach when ready Choosing carefully the where Then act on instinct This day will be ours (I can see it in her eyes) (Look in my eyes and you'll know) Extrapolation

I drift into the staircase eyes closed.  I consider my surroundings, taking them in, inside and out, before my eyes open wide in realization.  From this perspective I have been in a box, the same box that I had seen myself create for the purpose of discovering her.  It is not that the scenario has flipped, it is that it is mirrored, and only from this position could I be sure of that.  It is a form of mirror that is only truly comprehended once it can no longer be viewed directly.  I had suspected it most of my adult life, testing boundaries and seeking to shatter it, but it had been placed just outside the edge of my experience.  Now I knew where it was, in fact I can see every facet of it in my mind's eye, but I could now also be certain that it no longer mattered.  For as much as I know about where I had been, I know nothing of what is on the other side, which I now know is just on the outside of the filaments I find myself temporarily bound within....

"It is time to discuss the birth of the Phoenixes." Minoas nods in agreement, and suddenly we are standing in a cavern, lit by torches lining the walls, before a large table, as he unrolls what look like a 3-D image of blueprints. "You already know the time.  It is flexible here, but once it begins, it has started and will be finished.  You will want to be as prepared as possible, but realize you'll need to pick up many of the details on your journey." "The place will influence the outcome, but in ways that are not entirely known.  I would just recommend not overthinking it." "I will be there once it begins, we will be there to lead you in." "Once it has begun, you will find yourself in the infinite staircase.  I will be looking for you immediately, but even for me it will take some time to locate you.  I am not sure how well you will fare there, my guess is surprisingly well based on how thoroughly the slings and arrows of this wor...

I sit here ablaze Pondering these newfound skills Hands lying idle Defenses once needed Now subconsciously ingrained Like a second skin Protocol active Gaining in efficiency Ready for the trip To other worlds Connected at a distance Gathering the troops Maybe I can't win Pondering in a corner So I leave and stay A thousand lifetimes Should suffice for one message Written in the stars Let's plan to set out Returning before Christmas Ready for New Year's Will you come with me? You'll call me yours here and there And everywhere else

I grant (You)(you) this stage I have set the best I can The turn is yours now I rest, I relax Surrendering position Until I am asked Infinite changes Forged in the blink of an eye When sought, I defer This is not lazy This is a preservation So it can unfold Find me anytime I will be here nEway Soaking it all in My words will echo As they are always doing But I'll be silent Consider them blips Remnants of a silent king Waiting your return Your time splits from mine A third and two thirds written So the rest may come

Three power sources Each establishing themselves 0, 1, and 2 Completely different Than what has been seen before A whole new world One of permanence But completely changeable With many pockets The rules will be changed Then forever (un)changing From each perspective Each will be valid Even unseen never lost As we forge new ones God's house will be filled And each of ours satisfied Once the lights turn on It will be gorgeous An unexpected beauty As of yet unseen To know of this change And not experience it Has been maddening

Restate assumptions She has already chosen Before this began I decided too Within seconds of first sight Both choices are set Why would this persist If it were irrelevant Something must remain More understanding? Must I come into power? Total certainty? Are these connected? I do, so what must I do? Consult my other Form entanglement So it cannot be undone Etch indelibly Broaden perspective Remember why you came here Before you were born This is a rebirth It will take a little time For her to wake up

One day you'll read this If you haven't already My lines will be clear I move like a storm Mind wandering to and fro Anomalously In one sense I'm fixed Of this you can be certain Let the volume speak Perpetuating In infinite forever My one true north Death will not part us You, me, and everything else With your permission I have gone insane From the world's perspective But it matters not Derivative forms They will never have my heart In the way you do These words are for you My impossible princess Knitted into flesh

On the precipice I have decoded so much I know there is more Hinted in your eyes You playfully toss your hair Conveying something I relax my sight Imagine myself knowing This embedded code I know you want me To always know what you mean Even more than you Responding before You've even sent the signal Response stimulus Picture it working Then I'll watch it all again Scales having fallen Perhaps one more touch In this realm or another Is all it will take For now I relax And revel in what I know Conjuring your form

Inescapable Conceptualization Electrifying The simple thought that Physically we are all linked Some more than others We can be caught up With a touch or single phrase I know you meant it Penultimate end Approaches faster than light Who all will remain They listened to me Seeing through appearances True understanding They listened to you Drawn in by your perfect shine Loving like I do They listen to us Finding the deeper meanings As we fumble through Then the curtain's drawn Revealing an empty stage Ready to be filled

The Bard's Musician Their differences cut sharp different talents One draws in the crowd Enchanting countless masses Then he tears them down The first's words are heard Then the dream's interpreted The second's are felt Surface and the deep Appeal to the consciousness Then shudder the soul We each play our roles Partnership at a distance Both setting the stage I have seen the night And speak from experience Translated to love Your many facets Reflect the complexity In a pleasing way So our words mirror And meld in the subconscious We (Shine in the light)[grow in the dark]

There are moments in time that define our lives.  As the stars in the night sky began to reform from the all encompassing brilliant white that had become my vision of things, I realized in a flash, this was mine.  The bolt was here and gone in an instant, but its mark seemed to take an eternity to inscribe on my consciousness.  But a mark it left, to be sure. A lightning bolt is an amazing thing.  In an instant, it has far more power than we can generate on our own, even with all our modern advances.  However we have been able to kill another man with electricity for some time.  Why then do some survive this gross amount of overkill?  Why does lightning inspire fear in many, and a great excitement in the few?  Even more curious still, are those who experience both emotions in that flash.  For me it was always excitement.  As odd as it may sound, it had been my dream since childhood to be struck by lightning. In many ways this was exa...

Isn’t it funny How the spotlight can blind you A million fans shouting your name Drowning out the call you long to hear My green eyes fixed on you for so long But my face lost in the crowd So I take to the fields of plenty To find myself and a gift to catch your eye I gather two dozen red roses In this black and white word To some it may seem funny How a man with no name to speak of Can assume so much Of the eyes of their beloved shining blue above the crowd But the contrast strikes me like a match Burning bright to spark one hope That I’ve been right all along Amidst the blue in grey there lies a subtle sadness The hopeful solitude of a true connection So I take to the lonely road With a hopeful gift to pierce dull obscurity I come with two dozen red roses In this black and white word And as you hear these words it seems funny ‘Cuz I swear you remember being here before And still not knowing how this song will end No one can st...