POETRY: YOUR FACE IS SKETCHED INTO MY MIND AND SOUL

When I am alone at night
I let my mind open
And my body relax
For I know you are there
In the deepest part of my soul
You are the one who holds the key
To this once broken heart
Your love has mended it
Made it alive again
I close my eyes, and we are together
We make love like no one before
Our bodies become one
Our souls entwined
We've said it before and I'll say it again
You are me and I am you
This love is meant to be, we both feel it
I will give you all of me 
And ask the same of you
Together forever, Me and You



2



You looked into my eyes as lookin' through to my soul.
I look at you and wonder, does love really feel
this way?
As I look into your eyes I wonder what is on your mind.
You place your arms around me.
You hold me like you never want to let me go.
Never let me go, out of your presence, out of your life.
I lay my head upon your chest and feel your heart
beat rapidly.
Your smell overwhelms me.
As we look into each other's eyes.
You lean in for a kiss.
That's when all emotions begin,
Begin to overwhelm any thoughts in my head.
That Tender Kiss.
The Kiss that was forever meant to be for you and me

3

ast night I dreamed of you again and heard you call to me,
And I went back in memory to the way things used to be... 
Your eyes were full of caring and tender as your smile,
For we were young again, my love- 
for just a little while.

You reached across and touched my face, the way you used to do,
Then in my dream you whispered, "Alex, I love you."
And I stood tall, my head held high, unbent from years of toil,
For we were young again, my love- 
for just a little while.

When I awoke, alone and old, I left you in my dream,
Where you stay young and beautiful, in a world forever green.
Just dreams of you are all that's left - to ease life's final mile,
To see your face, to feel your touch... 
for just a little while.

4

Heart of polished silver,
Body of flame and steel,
I'm restless with words
I cannot say;
With words I can only feel.


5

My deep inadequate soul screams your name
You are nowhere around to hear its agony.

Extended far beyond the clouds of heaven
My distinctly frail arms reach out for you, 
But you are not there to hold.

Dying in your arms would far exceed ecstacy, 
And holding you forever 
would surpass every great moment put together in my life.

One night without you is an eternity in hell, 
And a lifetime without you is Hell all in itself.

The world I used to know has now withdrawn itself, 
And I am somewhere not located on any earthly map.

I am in a world filled with dreams and aspirations of only one being.
This new place is filled with visions of only you.

The grass that it portrays gets its green from your eyes.
The air it contains is from your sweet breath.

The plasticity of the clouds are from your skin
And the rivers flow from your heart.

Your sweet songs are sung by the sparrows.
And the comfort I feel here is from your love.

The only death I can perceive in this world is waking up from here
But my mind and soul will never depart from your world.

As time goes on parts of me will venture back to reality
But a piece of me will always live within this domain.

6

When we speak of soul mates 
do we not really mean 
heart, mind and soul mates.
Because, would we really want someone 
who only loved us for part of the whole.

I think a soul mate is someone who sees the flaws, 
yet, loves you more for them, 
as they define who you are, 
and who always look below... for the beauty, 
instead of judging by the shell.

They see our weaknesses but never take advantage. 
Instead, they lend strength when needed,
without being intrusive. They are our companions 
while letting us still be ourselves, 
and giving us room to grow.

It's someone who, while not sharing all your interests, 
will respect yours and try to keep a open mind... always.
But most of all a soul mate is someone to trust 
with your most precious gift and trust 
that you, also, will keep it safe for them.. 

your love, and theirs.

7

If you counted all the stars in heaven,
You would see how many wishes were spent.. in vain.
Searching for the dream, that could have been,
Until I said your name.

One Star heard my tears
And fell from the sky,
Into the fire... 
I see in your eyes.

Though you are far from my arms,
Look to the cloudless night above
And you will see the one star, 
That held the power... of love.

8

Deep inside my heart, I see you standing there 
Like you were meant to be, as the heavens air.

Even though at times, we are so far apart,
I have your beauty, your eyes, your smile sketched inside my heart.

All together from the moment you stepped into my life,
I prayed, hoped, and wanted you to become my beautiful, caring wife.

But one thing that must happen before we even start,
God, my savior in Heaven, needs to check my heart.

Because without HER, as we live our lives forever,
We have no chance for peace in our hearts, and we won't be together.

BUT, deep inside my HEART, and I believe this is true,
I can't live without your smile, your HEART.....I can't live without YOU.


9

You slip in around the edges of my 'here' and 'now'
wrap your strong hand as firmly around my intestines 
as you do around your chain saw or a hammer, 
or is it as gently as you hold the nail-
ready to let go as fast as air...
should the hammer slip left or right 
and threaten your thumb.

You do not hold on at all, do you;
Evaporating if I turn to lean 
with relish on your ferone scent?
I can be driving... innocently 
down some mossy road 
deep in the forest of, who knows where, 
and your hand comes slipping... like smoke.

I catch a scent of it's musty familiarity 
and foolishly draw in a deep breath 
trying to identify it;
trapped in your spell 
and lost in the fog of memories and realities 
I stumble forward into my today
tricked and cheated and wet with sweat and tears
...no richer, no poorer.

I appear the same- before and after
like a victim explaining that aliens have touched them 
...but left no mark


10

Consumed with the thought of your departure,
The savor of your lips fresh in my mouth.
Interrogating your eyes this evening,
I searched for your expectations of me.
The words you used were inconsistent
With the gaze in your eyes.
I knew I was isolated from your thoughts,
Yet my craving for your warmth 
Pushed me forward.
Physically there was no challenge,
But mentally you were vague.
An allotment of my heart,
Thought you were my destiny.
If only I distinguished how pitiful I really was.
Your face is sketched into my mind and soul.
Soon the illusion of your affection for me
Will pass?


11

to you, dearest I am writing 
sonnets and recipes, 
and no one e?er might see the truth 
of all this, for, exposed I?d be dethroned 
and ruling an empire 
is always difficult. 

who am I to love or seek you, 
seek love or expect to claim love, lover, and beloved; 

oh save me, it isn?t fair, 
to be trapped in chastity belts; 
but you?re mine, and I?m yours ? 

so come home, so I might see your face, 
come home and free my soul ...

12

My mind runs in circles around itself,
trying to elude the final thoughts of you.
My heart skips every other beat,
knowing the less it beats,
the less of my heartache it will suffer.

My feelings mix together, hoping to confuse me
so that I might not feel loss.
My body goes weak and numb so that
I won't long for your touch.

Yet in my dizzy mind,
In every heartbeat that has not been skipped,
In my confused feelings,
In my tired body,
There is no escaping You

13

Stranded on a beach of your fantasy,
I lie in the iridescent orange sun,
Daydreaming furiously.
Are you here too?
Come and join me.
The waves are soft and green.
I see your figure in the distance.
Feeling longing;
Come here.
It is you, the only one I care about.
Drawing me closer,
Your eyes are locked with mine.
A warm embrace,
Your gentleness,
Is all I need right now.
As the foamy sea
Kisses our toes,
I feel a wind of emotions
Blowing us together.
Captured by my love
I fall into you.
Enjoying your presence;
A fantasy come true.

14

I want to breathe
your fragrance in my dreams
and embrace the twilight
that glimmers in your eyes

I want to become snowflakes
falling ... falling
melting into the hollows of your body

Your far flung music
haunts my sleep
like waves arising
from a tumultuous sea

But you are beyond my touch
like the vast overarching sky
or a rainbow, whose colors
fade into dusk

I can recall your softness,
and those quiet mornings
when we felt our oneness

Where have you gone?
Are you alone now?
Do you still feel
my hands reaching for you
in the stillness of night?



15

You touch your lips to mine...
An indescribable pain begins at the center of my heart
and races throughout my body.
It captures my breath.
Takes hold of my limbs.
Battles my will not to cry.
My mind argues this intruder,
saying its secret is a lie.
But the pain is triumphant,
revealing the denied secret...
You will never feel the same as I.

A kiss from you, 
and I die.


16

When I think of her
My heart aches
Wanting her with me,
Wanting to look into her eyes
Wanting to hold her hand
Wanting to kiss her lips
Wanting to feel her in my arms
Wanting to experience every part of her
Wanting to see her when I wake up
Wanting to be sure she knows
I love her with all my heart