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Half Awake

I didn't realize I'd still be sad after all this time. I guess that's just the way things are now An entire new space in my heart has been reserved for the sadness that we've now acquired. I still picture you at our bedroom window with the spring sunset light on your face A cup of tea to your lips as you look out over the valley and it still feels like home feels like home I feel slightly off balance in my emotional state I've been stumbling around and knocking open my fear and anxiety I only really feel like myself when I'm alone in my room but I still crave for touch, I crave to be held. I remember driving down a dirty desert road with the autumn sunset light on your face With my hand in yours Listening to Peter Gabriel recite The Book of Love. We were forever locked in that moment, I'll never let that part of my heart leave me. I feel like half a person these days that Ill never be understood by another the way you understood me. Sl...

Gentle Ocean Storm

She is a gentle ocean storm, With the breath of seawater salt. Her hair, like coral red kelp, Brought in by the Tide Adorned with seashells. I watch the moon waxing above the conifer trees in perfect unison with her smile And I am the setting sun lighting up her eyes with an amber glow.