Ode to Love

Thank you for staying Coming again and again Despite all my faults You are an angel Perhaps without knowing it  It feels like you do We have come so far I could not bear losing you In Ever After Show me what to do So in mind you never fade  And in fact grow near  I feel so broken Yet you still see me as whole  I wish for your sight I will listen close Please play me a lullaby Sooth my troubled mind Let's find space to dream I would see you every night If you can do it This season lovely So many dreams filled with you Now let's shift to real

I saw you three times! Much like in the Arrangement  First up as a kid You had a lizard Who possessed psychic powers From since you were three  Your dad got angry There was nothing I could do Though I wanted to We worked together Not sure why I was nervous But we chatted there It was recruiting If I recall correctly You took my spotlight  Then it's Overwatch We were both on the same team Talking through the game You and your family Were going to a theme park I wanted to go I'll build my courage And build my comfort level So we hang out more

Thank you for coming Making it through all my pain At this road rewalked    I apologize I feel like I'm a failure  But you heard me out Thank you for your grace You're my bright shining star of Origin Story You stayed on my mind Curiously persistent After you drove off I must take a break From money and what it brings Maybe you can help? For my mind rages I cannot locate my calm I had days ago This quick detour May it be counted harmless On your and my drive Please don't stay away There's so much more we can do Than saying goodbye

A proper dream date First dispatching a villain Then having a bite "Come over here" worked To move me right by your side Keep that move in mind I love seeing you Hard to see it getting old Even every night You made a pancake Summing up our villain fight And pulled the lever Michael was revealed As never too far away With your lever pull The food tastes different When shifting to "other time" There's an energy Did you keep watching After I lost sight of you? It felt like you did Stories all made right Of a friend still remaining Despite the silence

Tension running high Though I could hardly feel it Just glad you were there Thanks for helping paint I appreciate your help And joining my dream Almost got to spoon Though narratives conspired To keep us apart Calls at 4am Your house suddenly quite full All quite suspicious  Glad for what I got Though a bit over the top If I am honest Still I don't fault you And I hope you don't fault me I was half mindless The rest excited Just for having you around As I always am Come back again soon We still didn't get to spoon And talk of our days

We met on the hill I sensed it took some effort For you to get there I'll not grow tired Of the moment you snuggle Getting close to me Can we stay like this? Spooning like this all night long? Time running its course? I barely recall Any of the rest of it Outside of your warmth Was there narrative? Someone else interfering? Recede with the tide But you stay right here We challenge those who'd stop us They have not the right We talk of our dreams As if not even in one Just spending our time I remembered you Upon finally waking Your form next to mine

My little maelstrom Causing a hurricane force From just out of sight The building will hold Template of Mario Kart Reinforcing walls  Inside are some fans I never thought I'd see them Those who love my work The book was a shirt I wanted to read it off  But ran out of time I wish I'd seen you Did I, and I just forgot? A storm just outside Hearing out the storm It is nothing new for me Raging and waiting I could spend the day Reading off my book to you From shirt or from page My Hope aligned here Lingering on edge of sleep To see you again

Not remembering In this way we are the same Searching silent shorea Seeking out our fame  Unwrapping as if the gift Legends yet unseen I'm gonna stay cool Laying under the sunlight 'Neath the summer sun What do we look like? Keeping here our stoic pose? Out on the corner We wage with the worst I had never considered The weight that was worth The long winding road Beared for me a lesser mark Than seeing you through Automatic smile I love keeping that power  Right when you wake up Once we have a chance Let us all throw a petal For honor held here

Backdrop of a quiz Hand brushing against your leg Drawing attention You scored us an A In this class that was just ours  An excellent job! You're unsatisfied Now aiming for that A+ You'll take our quizzes I will keep teaching  I will be the studier  For the pair of us Up on the table  Not only great seeing you But touching as well Just a passing graze But the memory lasting  Pulling all the rest When was the last time I have seen you in a dream? It feels like ages This one so mundane But setting so intimate Our private classroom 

Just speaking my mind I seemed to have upset you And certainly them  What was your concern? An identified juncture? Perhaps said too loud? It made so much sense When scaffolding collapses  You're left with the truth Extinction event Like a metamorphosis Omnilateral I was childlike Please do not hold against me My exuberance There's such potential Waiting beyond the threshold Of full Phoenix Form My fox feet tapping  It pained me to see you cry Thanks for coming by They can't destroy us We are made of stronger stuff Than they comprehend

Working on powers I never thought you would come Offering a date Games as scenery My focus was all on you Impossible girl Sticky blue playdough  Standing in as a symbol For our connection "Chaotic Evil" My automatic response Playing in your game Though I hardly played Instead just strutting around And flipping a coin The flip cane up tails  Each penny below was tails Random Established It was a great time Memory of you will stick Of our connection It ended strangely Called on the name of the LORD  When stuck in goat soup

That was a great dream In a work environment Getting to show off  I confessed my love Saying I wrote about you In so many words You asked for advice I somehow gave it clearly Despite my dream state I offered a ride And then added on dinner You said yes to both! My driving was off But the scene seemed to adjust To allow us through Each word was magic Like a perfect chemistry Without us trying I won't play it cool I'd love you to cuddle in As we eat sushi So many dreams now I will fight to remember Shining every one

I loved seeing you Not just once, or twice, but thrice! Truly a new thing! When you cut my hair I found myself set at ease Talking of our plans You spoke of driving Then we were suddenly there Outside in the next The concert was great Although my outfit was weird You don't seem to mind Our bags were secure Despite such a heavy crowd Blessing of a dream Then we solved problems You were my moral support From across the way I loved the whole night Every little piece of you Staying/Starring there with me Thank you for coming For somehow staying with me I loved seeing you

You're called TYW But your tactics are ancient Turning the watch hand I love how you move Splitting the Charleston Chew Knowing its meaning  Climbing Escher Stairs Heart remaining in focus As do your footfalls Thanks for visiting For finding the familiar For building our home/dream Can we keep building? I feel connections linking Between our home realms In the aftermath Our alone time was twisted A small price to pay I want it paid back I want to see you alone Vivid, with full dream Do you want the same? If so, may those burritos Guide us safely home

Syncopated hearts We do not dismiss this truth We are connected When total is summed  It's Faith that must be preserved Every single beat Dream me a savant Like ye olde fiddle player Who can play the skies  This is our Rock Band These will be our Stepping Stones To Eternity The dream an invite I would like to think you took That we might connect Faith in the music Beautiful in the found notes Glory/Worship without bounds This is like the dream Though it plays out on this stage As if in real life I'm waiting for Faith We have tethers remaining Which should be addressed

What a cool concert! I was drawn there by/through a song Why not play along?  The black sticky notes Worked well with the highlighters Under the blacklights The sweatpants were cool Though I don't get their purpose Just a costume change?  I recall the line How I heard you say it moves Each member coming This felt like a sign Like you came to reassure Foretold is the place And why not meet up?  Chance encounters are God's jam Away from it all Oh, I liked your band +8 additional guys Singing and screaming It was all awesome Can't wait to see you again By dream or in life

It's great to see you!  The God of Her Own Domain Your presentation Sorry I can't help With keeping the whiteboard up Already broken And Hope in the art! My booklet was impressive Even to myself Missed you at the show Though you're fresh in memory I'll not forget you The Council's Daughter I did think to look for you But could not find you The same for my star It was like I could feel you Somewhere in the crowd This dream was unique To see multiples of you A sign, I believe Taken as a sign There are weeks left to dream more For Place that's Foretold 

I remembered you!  It seemed like such a low chance Dream nearly fallow The numbers worked wrong  As is typical for dreams But you were right there You've come so often  What's that say of this season?  Are you on your way?  There's little time left With so much uncertainty This I know {for sure} How I longed to ask "Would you like to spoon with me?" Sorry I didn't I was so caught up With getting that microwave To get working right You are so patient The narrative has cleared some  Perhaps we can now?  It is comforting When everything is failing Loved port in the storm

On the movie set Inside my childhood home There I found my star On the recliner By the open recliner Words of welcome mouthed So I took my seat Laid my head on your shoulder Then you tossed your hair Underneath your hair I considered hard my sins And their exposure Must we all be seen? If so, by whom, and how deep?  These thoughts fill me now  At the time, less so Just that they would be exposed In your shining light Remembered today As I felt The LORD moving Even as I smoked By the computer There were a pair of demons Lackadaisical

A poignant pairing I most certainly noticed It was palpable  I still remembered Despite forgetting so much When I read the draft The rest discarded Memory like a river Washing all away We talked of something While my friend spoke of money  I do not recall Seeing you is like Dominos tipped into place Like a dream come true Will you return soon? Will it be memorable?  Will I wake refreshed?  Whose domain was it?  Perhaps the sign all along Is who you'd come with With one haiku left I'd love to see you again Don't be a stranger