I cannot write like you
how could I possibly say something
which has not already been said by someone
somewhere through out the history of the world

Forever is a really long time
I may stumble and fall
or loose my balance
I will make it
I will
I will not forget in the heat of the moment
this precious gift we give ourselves
I will not betray my chief purpose
I will not blaspheme our name
i will not render our walls cold and heartless
I will not

I will make it with you beside me
I will
We will

Forever is not such a long time
It’s the day I touch you with my jealous skin
and dynamite eyes
It’s the unique geometry of the the shadows in your hands
Pulling towards one in the night
It’s the chanticleer whisper under goosedown pre-dawn

It is the FAITH and the MYSTIC

I am not myself without you