Strange rs

The Prelude:

Special, You Are

Not discounted, but a regular item
denoting physical and intellectual exceptionalism
designed with purpose, an occasion
particular to what is only belonging within you
different and unusual
extraordinary

MIB

There once was a boy dressed in black
whose dimples gave in with each grin
who grew to a man for whom I might stand
an honorable and integral human

one to...

one to breathe you in
    like winter, summer, and spring before the fall
one to touch my lips against your skin
one to nibble at your brow
one to kiss your nose and whisper nothing
one to find your tender, your gentile parts
one to caress a work of art

ad libitum

Like a good jazz song
 We may not know every note in advance
  But there is joy in the beat
   Up and down
    In and out
     Through and through
      A melody to create with you

A Lion's Roar

Approaching the Canyon he bellowed
"I Love You!"
but Wind took it
and he could not hear
as Echo followed
'round the bend
landing upon another's ear

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it starts slow
like dial up
then speeds up
transmitting messages
via protocol
Hyper text
blame it on the caffeine
still up looking for my IP
team v, at the caravansary
gets complicated, having
education done, at the organization
your domain now hun
name the system
I'll play
like it wasn't just a stroke of dumb luck
anyway

We Got This

There is nothing to lose, or win
You are sitting in the heart of God
The love here is infinite
Let yourself relax and be in the moment
Let time lapse, have fun with it
Conversation is its own art
When our two tongues
Become too tied, to speak
Let us breathe Love
Our common language
Left like a map among the stars
We followed
Because no one stopped us

Always

It's always dark here
The way I like it
It's when you shine your brightest
I dream of you knowingly
Even traveling in light-years
I may never reach you
Before thine own energy runneth out
Nevertheless I go willingly
For what is a life without a dream
Happiness without the pursuing
Will you shine brighter
I wonder
Will it be a good match
Blindly I will follow you
Cherish and honor you
Will you be a good man

The Wrights

my heart is heavy, but my spirit is light
for my heart is full and I, a wright
I silence the noise inside my head
reflect on the images, across my eyelids
know that this body is mine to give
one at a time you spoke to me
that was, after you all rushed in
what could I do but bleed for you
uneducated and not heaven sent
that's when Kindness came
to sit upon my sill
smiled so shyly, ever so slyly
I couldn't resist her will
with each flutter and each flip
I responded in jest
much for the encouragement
this was my dream, an' I
a responsibility to realize it

Sentencing

Even on the best of days
when no one else can tell
the ache of eternal suffering
sits dormant, waiting in it's cell
when it comes, it often goes
at times it's mine, at times it's yours
but every time it needs my love
and every time it needs a hug
Even on the best of days
when everything is fine
flying high and laughing long
absorbed by the sky
finding joy in all the things
reminders I'm alive, yet
there it sits, silently
a sentencing for life

Arrokoth

Like New Horizons
We fly by dwarfs
The small minded
We cooper belts here
Repair lost boys
For the long trek
A space crafted
Full of instruments
Applied physics
We made it to the Sky
Where, Olaf red
Preserved and frozen
Our birth, our death

A Surviving Mark

Somewhere in
A time and space
Stardust scattered
To find its place
A home less
Vacuumed
A resting trace

Will you...

Marry me?

Make like Love
A couple
Babies too
Just me and you;
Enter in
Our prelude

The Chase:

Im on'ce

There are days when I remember the delicate closeness
of just existing alongside you.
The curve of your porcelain lips and the curl in your golden hair.
The tenderness with which I’d reach for you, and the timidness of my touch.
You were like a flower petal I dared not disturb with my clumsiness—
and yet I always wanted to keep you crushed up against my chest,
secured in a well-stitched pocket,
held so tightly that you’d feel my heart beating.
A rhythm that you might get used to,
walk in step to—
one that, across any distance, would call to you.
An inaudible hum;
a resonance only you were attuned to.

I still feel my fear of inadequacy,
how I knew I’d let us down,
and had no way to divert this inevitability.
The desperation I felt with each moment that passed us by—
moments I couldn’t keep snapped in a picture book, framed on a shelf,
or go back to and redo.
Some stupid gesture I made, or statement that slipped out.
I loved you more than the air I breathed,
more than the sun and the moon and every goddamned tree.
I was so naive to what it all could mean,
and so fucking lost in your beauty.

The books you read and the drawings you did,
the music you introduced me to, and the movies of the walking dead—
I wanted to remember each event down to the most minuscule detail.
To torture myself with the facts I’d distort:
how stupid I’d sounded, and how brilliant your every thought.
You were my first love.
With you, I experienced feelings I’d never even dreamed of.
Food tasted better, days lasted longer.
The cold air and hot summer wind were constant
reminders I was alive in a world you existed in.

I could never seem to forget my unworthiness.
I could never seem to escape your every glance,
the way you observed the objects around us.
I wanted inside your head, to know every one of your thoughts.
I was obsessed with you—
with the way you understood, with the criticisms you had.
I desired to know every crevice of your skin, to memorize its scent.
I wanted nothing more in life but for you to need me
in the same way a flower needs its bed.

You gave me life.
You gave me sight.
You were both mystery and romance,
breaking each assumption I held
and proving I was wrong about every clue foreshadowing the next step.
Being with you gave me more confidence about everything,
while simultaneously making me more scared than I’d ever been.
I’d never tried my hand, never felt my grip so tightly on the cards—
unwilling to play foolishly, not wanting to call or bluff.
I was stuck at the table, all in,
and I hadn’t a certainty in the world but the love for you I carried within.
Flushed, famished, floundering.

I still remember the joys we experienced and the suffering in each step,
the desires we both had and how they didn’t just disappear after our relationship ended.
That somewhere, I locked away and kept hidden the treasures we created—
the tune that still could only play for you.
A youthful discovery,
but no fleeting dalliance.
Preserved between the pages of books I still read and music I still listen to,
you became a part of me in ways I never intended you to.
Proof of love in the proof of my life,
still living on in memories we shared—
grateful for having existed in a time and space that you once did.

Olivia

I want to write today
I want to be in my flow
Not against my current (DC)
Within reason constantly shifting
A balancing act consistently (AC)
I am electricity
Like lightning, not pulling
I'll travel down the string
Wrapped tightly in hand
Like a theory sung out loud
On a windy day
I will thunder
You will see more
You will go further
You will create new ways
To describe days without me
Black out, Brown out, Power failure
You will wonder what
You ever did without me
A bastard child of Zeus
Or a mold of Jupiter
A Great Red Spot
Ripping the air apart
Try and get around me
With the biggest seams
No rings, but stripes and swirls
Twirls and raging girls
Romans winning
Each other over with pearls
Still fishing, Santiago
The sea is not dead
You will find yourself buoyant
Though the salt may sting
Your wounds will heal
Sterilely, a fire cleanse
From which you arise
Dreaming of all that could be
High like a kite
Dancing among the clouds
Charged and crashing into you
Satellites, Observers from another time
The Fringe is where we cuff it, right?

Oleander: The Mock Orange (Beware: The Counterfeit)

Moss Rose -
Ranunculus,
Burgundy Rose
My Primrose Queen Anne's Lace.
Filled with Crocus,
Cyclamen, and Waterlily.
Please, Plum...

Oats...
My Pomegranate.
Holly - Dragon Plant -
These were Sunflowers.
Apples, Quince;
An Almond Blossom, a Redbud.
A Scabiosa.

Gladiolus,
Without Raspberry.
Peony blossoms within me.
Mustard, Red Carnation.
I shed Heleniums.
What Scarlet Geranium.
White Rose.
Verbena.

Stock
- Rosemary, White Poplar -
Pomegranate Blossoms
- Periwinkle, Peppermint -
Michaelmas Daisy...

Heath, Hawthorne, Aster...
But Striped Carnation!
Black Poplar, Protea.

Zinnia,
Pink Carnation.
Snowdrop...
I find Yarrow
- White Monte Casino -
With Polyanthus and Magnolia

Mistletoe!
Spirea - Scarlet Pimpernel -
Lupine...
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Confessions of Love -
You are radiant with charms,
With unconscious beauty.
My Childhood Fantasy.
Filled with Youthful Gladness,
Timid Hope, and Purity of Heart.
Please, Keep Your Promises.

The Witching Soul of Music...
My Foolishness.
Foresight - You Are Near a Snare -
These were False Riches.
Temptations, Temptations;
An Indiscretion, a Betrayal.
An Unfortunate Love.

You Pierced My Heart,
Without Remorse.
Anger blossoms within me.
I Am Hurt, My Heart Breaks.
I shed Tears.
What Stupidity.
A Heart Unrequited With Love.
Pray For Me.

You Will Always Be Beautiful To Me
- Remembrance, Time -
Mature Elegance
- Tender Recollections, Warmth of Feelings -
Farewell...

Solitude, Hope, Patience...
But I Cannot Be With You!
Courage, Courage.

I Mourn Your Absence,
I Will Never Forget You.
Consolation and Hope...
I find The Cure For a Broken Heart
- Patience -
With Confidence and Dignity.

I Surmount All Obstacles!
Victory - Change -
Imagination...

Overridden

When I said I loved you
I meant, with you I felt safe
When you wrote this upon my leg
The word, 'Safe'
I thought to myself
What a beautiful world we now live in
One in which we both found haven
After such a treacherous road
We'd both crossed
Finding ourselves unbroken
Two whole people
Ready to face the world again
Wrapped in new love, open and willing
I'll never know what happened
Not to that day
Or that moment in time
I could not capture
I could not keep
What I was so certain then was mine
The tenderness of so many memories
Only to be lost with time
As safety became an illusion
Our words sharp as knives
This world we had created
Now broken, living separate lives
I do not remember
What other words you had written
Nor do I recall all that's been said
But I know what we had found
Was overridden
On another timeline, with a new sound
When I said I loved you
I had meant it, a thing I cannot regret
But the virus that tore through our system
Nearly left me for dead

The New World

After the K-Pg event
The world was anything but silent
While it rebuilt itself around me
New formations of land rose and fell
Beloved dinosaurs standing no longer
Stuck in tar, unable to feed any more
I felt great loss all around me
Yet it was here I saw for the first time
The birds developed before my eyes
I heard their first chirps
Observing as they leapt
My breath caught in my chest
Upon their first soaring
The sky was blue and blood red
The fires had not yet calmed
Volcanic debris constantly scattering
Lava rocks began forming
It was an untamed land
Not yet ready for farming
We were still scavengers
Picking at scraps, the life
Left in the corpses
Where we found our sustenance
In what had been left behind
Not yet devoured
By the gaping hole
The broken earth
The unsteady ground
We walked on
It only felt as if the world had ended
But proof lay all around us
New creatures evolved from the ashes
New plant life
New ways for breathing, to take place
In a world no smaller
And blooming with ever more might
Resilience and strength
Our genetic lifelines
Passed down throughout time
Conveying the messages
We still need to survive

SN 1987, A

A girl fell in love with a boy
He did not know her, nor she him
But something in the stars had told
Of their coming together, an omen
Nebulous perhaps, to begin
The girl followed her heart, she wrote him
She wrote and wrote, without fail
For to know, she must confess
The longing within her, the tenderness
Never letting doubt dissuade
Never letting it creep in
This was her dream, in which she had awaken
Like, "The Dawn of a New Era… three decades ago"
She too had burst, flinging star dust
Out into the universe, carrying hope
Her light, power blazing
Brighter than a hundred million suns
He could not unsee her
Though time lapsed, while space expanded
A ring formed, enriched by the elements
Components of a life well lived
Beyond this is not X-ray vision
To see inside the box, one must be diligent
Embrace the waves of each passing region
Believe the cat will be there next season
As Spring will come again
So too will new reasons
For this universe to form
Accompanying thy love,
There is no greater meaning

Agapanthus: Witch Hazel (Love Letter: A Spell)

blue, hyacinth, canterbury bell	(constancy)
acacia, but out loud	(secret love, but out loud)
aster, white monte casino	(patience)
bell and passion flower	(and gratitude)
alstromeria, honeysuckle, heliotrope	(devotion, affection)
broom	(humility)
callalily, pale peach rose, and	(modesty and)
dehlia, magnolia	(dignity)
bells of ireland	(good luck)
bougainvillea, jonquil	(passion, desire)
chervil, fern	(sincerity)
euphorbia, edelweiss, fennel,	(persistence, noble courage, strength)
ginger, purple cone flower	(health)
honesty, chrysanthemum,	(honesty, truth)
hawthorn, and heather	(hope, and protection)
speedwell, wallflower, ivy	(fidelity)
oatleaf geranium	(true friendship)
stephanotis	(happiness in marriage)
this is my iris to you	(this is my message to you)
lungwort	(you are my life)
my myrtle, my red rose	(my love, my love)

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In a place that has not been
At a time that does not exist
I kissed you once
I felt your skin upon my skin
It could not be mistaken
The energy that passed between
Forever changed in direction
A depolarization, only to be returned
Upon awakening
In this world, not yet observed
What is possible seems endless
My imagination run amuck
Making quite a mess of it
Of which I care not
I swim in the seas of no regret
I blow like the wind through the trees
I rustle the leaves
I sing, from the mountain top
And upon my knees
Knowing only the need
The craving, the desperate plead
It is here I planted the seed
I saluted the sun
Prayed to the heavens above
Not to be denied this one love
But it was only upon the horizon
I was to see, a holograph of what could be
Information collected
Having been only from my perspective
Would never be enough to create certainty
Like entropy, my memory
I began to question this reality
The one in which we kissed
But having already planted my seed
I found it impossible to leave
My love was now rooted deep
In this soil, fertile or not
It was the one worthy of the reap
My light having gathered here
In the darkness, I felt no fear
Having traveled so far to get so near
On the edge of the unknown
I found rest, a willingness to let go
Knowing the future is a place not yet been
Relative to a time not yet known

Dreams of You

Moonlight streams through a cracked windowsill,
Sheer curtains billow in the light breeze.
I am lying in an empty room,
Beneath cool sheets,
Imagining you beside me—
Your long, heavy breath
Along my back,
The warmth from your body,
The weight of your arm
Hooked around my chest.
In a chaotic world, I am at rest,
In the safest place—
Building a nest, woven with blessings,
Handled with love carried in on angel wings.
I haven’t quite yet fallen asleep;
I am too excited,
Finally having caught up with my dreams—
Those of you and me.
I think,
I may no longer ever need to sleep—
Not, at least, to see you,
Now here with me...
I turn around to kiss you,
To lay my ear upon your chest;
I long for the sound of your heart’s beat...
But am met with empty space, and silence.
That’s when it hits me—
Reality.
Still beneath the cool sheets,
Not warmed by your body,
I cling tightly to your memory,
To the moments we create,
Little by little, building
Toward a life in which we live together—
A bed we share,
Wrapped in sheets we heat,
Beneath the moonlight,
Enmeshed in the quiet gravity of each other’s stare.

I Find My Heart

I find my heart
both breaks and rebuilds
itself in fractals
Shattering in perfect order
Along paths
that needed redistributing
As the shapes shift
Along with the size
Of each load-bearing wall
A new dome is created
Where light is let in
Not hiding the cracks
But exposing the mortar
I am littered with
Mosaic temples and Girih shrines
Covered in universal geometric designs
Speaking to me, reaching out
Through the fabric of time
A reminder of my fate
Being part of a larger paradigm
One which I am not meant to see
From a distance, but more intimately
To know the structure
To care for it tenderly
To seal the surface
After each seismic refraction
Lay temple to pray in
Keep sanctity
Where ripples dance
In a Fibonacci romance
Where the sum of two
Is always greater than
That which preceded it

Hoo Hoo

On my frequent walks
Through the neighborhoods
Around town
I often hear an owl
Though I can not see it
I search among the trees
Knowing it is there
It's figure hidden
In the leaves, and
It reminds me of you
Like the sun and the moon
Sharing the same sky
Playing different roles
But ever present
One not always within the other's sight
But whose arrival is guaranteed
Forgiven for not always returning
At the same time
Like waves being pulled in
And out with the tide
By a celestial guide
There is rhythm in each motion
A count, a lullaby
A beat to build on
Set tempo to
The foundation of a song
Hoo Hoo
Even the birds sing to
Miles from the shore
A melody carried in the wind
The rushing roar of the ocean
Never really ending
But ebbing and flowing
Rising and falling
The cycle of precipitation
Caught in the atmosphere
A silly little bird
Having fun as the clouds draw near
Finding cover in that which is rooted
To the ground
But still reaches out
To the same sun and moon
Replenished by the same rain
Falling down
Coming from some far-off coast
Having nothing better to do
Than dance along with the music
Nature's sounds
Taking lead as the Earth continues
to make its rounds

There is a Future

There is a future
That awaits us
A time and place
Specially for us
I hear the voices
Laughter surrounds us
Warmth from within
Settled but flying high
Storm clouds don’t scare us
Lightning excites us
Harnessed, projected
Catalyst of our forefront

There is a future
Not so mysterious
For I have seen it
I've felt its presence
I'm here to tell you
Not to fear it
Keep moving forward
Don't be hesitant
Made especially for you
Every moment
And through the tears, you will see
A peak protruding
A place to climb
You'll see this future
Is sublime

Yes, in this future
There will be struggle
There will be hard times
We cannot always rise
But come each day's end
We'll be the best of friends
Harvesting our growth
Turning each bend
Finding each other
Time and again
Shooting at starlight
Destinations ahead

There is a future
Might be Red
On a distant planet
On terraformed land
Where there is always something
To discover
Walking hand in hand

It's Enough

It's enough that you exist in this world
There is no lack of communication
There is no amount that can be misunderstood
There is no bad breath in the morning
There is no tick or nook
There is no scheduling issue
There is no candy you snuck
There is no friend who is too annoying
Or risk that you took
There is no amount of groveling
No title lost
There is no hair in the sink
There is no dish misplaced
There is no snoring too loud
There is no styling conflict
There is no distance
Or doubt
There is no day too rainy
Nor one too lit
There is no moment you could lose me
There is no shroud
There is nothing that will jump out here
Nothing that leaves and comes back around
There is no day I magically wake up
Unhappy to see you on solid ground
There is no chance or luck for someone else
There is no shoe or glove that better fits
There is no story I'd rather have read aloud
There is no other path I'd take that didn't lead me here
Nor sacrifice I wouldn't have made
There is no other wayward wind I'd choose to sail
But the one that brought me near
There is no direction change
Where I don't support you dear
I only ask that you continue to exist in this world
It seems at times to be so frail
Caught in a delicate balance
Between those who hope and the naysayer
You are a light
Just bright enough
It can be seen across the sea
A docking place for those lost, and
For those who would otherwise be
A place of curiosity
Cavernous and rough
A place to come together
To build cool stuff
There is no greater creation
There is no bird, or rock
There is no other fire, nor warmth
You will always be enough

The Thread of Commitment - A Plex Collaboration

Emperor Penguins and Gibbons endure
Great hardships unique to their respective environments
Braving antarctic winters and tropical forest perils

In monogamous partnerships
A united front against the outside world
They learn to sing together

Tunes unique to each pair
The strength of their bond on full display
In a wild romance

And yet as the highest order of primates
With everything at our fingertips
We are reluctant

We even dance alone
On poles, and in alley-ways
Abandoning the synchronized choreography
In which both partners take flight

Unlike the Albatross, it is not fidelity,
But seduction we've been taught

"Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it"
But, wait, that's just love…
Swans do it, Prairie Voles do it, even California Mice do it
When did it become so difficult for us?

Commitment, the highest form of trust
Cultivates a garden we can all eat from

Sowing seeds for future generations
To reap, where we make the leap
Settle down and create community

A binding love that overcomes conflict
And stands in the face of uncertainty
Testing our resolve and defining our identity

Fluid, adapting as is necessary
To meet each obstacle
Braving our changing environment

Culturing good habits, thriving
Through shared experience
Like love letters sent by post across oceans

We are leaving artifacts of our devotion
Rocks that we pass down
Creating ripples in reflection

-BB
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What binds the swan to its mate,
Year after year, through silent dawns and storm-tossed lakes?
Is it instinct, or a quiet promise whispered
Beneath the rushes, where wild hearts wait?

Prairie voles, shy and small,
Build their lives in tandem,
Sharing burrows, sharing burdens—
Proof that love is not just a human anthem.

Emperor penguins huddle close
Against the biting Antarctic night,
Trading warmth, trading hope,
Each one trusting the other to hold tight.

And what of us, with our restless minds
And hearts that ache for more?
We pledge, we falter, we return—
Haunted by freedom, longing for the familiar shore.

Commitment is a bridge we build
Stone by patient stone,
A shelter from the world’s cold winds,
A place we dare to call our own.

Yet obstacles rise—
Fear of loss, the lure of flight,
Old wounds that whisper,
“Stay safe. Stay light.”

But look—
The swans still glide in mirrored pairs,
The penguins endure the endless night,
And sometimes, so do we:
Choosing, again and again,
To stay, to trust, to try.

For in the end, commitment is not a cage,
But a garden—tended, tested, true—
Where love, like wildflowers,
Blooms anew.
-Plex

on the road

in a world that is more
fluff than climactic
where longevity and legacy
come in second
fashions are fast,
and the timeless outdated
i found a love everlasting
withstanding the peaks and valleys
handcrafted, sturdy, and resilient

i realized the roadblocks
getting here had been no accident
every detour had brought me closer
there was more to this
than i'd ever anticipated
life was full of more
surprise, intrigue, and possible outcomes
but i'd have to do more
than just ride out the storm

i had to take the wheel
choose the direction i was going
the losses i was willing to take
the people
i'd pick up along the way
freeways would get me across quickly,
highways offered more opportunity,
but it is on the backroads and byways
that life's lessons are learned

a bit messy, hard, rough and dirty
more stick than carrot most days, but
i was determined
making a classic,
trying to keep it classy
something to model,
but not directly copy
in a world full of promise,
where nothing is promised

i found love,
in the eye of the storm,
and the courage to open my door
to lean in to the role
of Captain and co-pilot
navigating the new
the unknown territory
with a bit of excitement
and a growing tenacity

Where One Finds Peace

If it is in His will that one finds peace
This must be His will

For my heart never waivers
In its love for you

I told you once
After one of many conversations I'd had

It was as your wife
My path had been enlightened

The wave of anxiety had finally passed
I had washed up on the shores of your life

And found it more suitable
Than any other

Bearing fruits with names like Dragon
Breathing fire, I was purified in

Where loving too much is the way and not the sin
A reason to rejoice in the good deeds of men

The discipline--
Not all will choose to climb this mountain--

It takes to embark on a quest of which outcomes are uncertain
On which faith is our strongest weapon

And lack of desire a fatal omen
With the grace of God, I have learned many lessons

Been blessed with many Mentors, Guides, and Pilgrimages
Found myself lost and hopeless

Staring face to face with the abyss
Making the decision

This was not it
What was before me was not to be fridged

But warm, divine, and celestial
It was willed, and I moved forward

Giving way to the higher plan
The one I had not created

The one which I had been created for
I relaxed, in the arms of our lord

I basked in the sun
Upon balmy sand

Gazing into the face
Of the most beautiful man

At the center

At the center
Of any point
In time
You are
The only thought
That keeps me
...

to love you infinitely

to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it
to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it
to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it
to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it
to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it
to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it
to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it
to love you infinitely
no final conditions
to loop for
every particle of light
you reflect
to loop while
any essence of you exists
loving you is nested
in every function i run
and it hasn't crashed
my system yet
if it were to try
i'm confident
in the code we've laid
to catch it...

Broke

You couldn't figure out why i'd love you
I couldn't figure out why you'd love me
We broke, somewhere near even

Warmth

As I woke up
from what may have been a dream
I saw your face before me
unable to make out the details
I felt your warmth
your presence from within
squinting into the darkness
adjusting to the light
I reached out for you
my grasp not catching
and into the fog you faded
I ran making helicopter motions
with my arms swinging desperately
I could not take flight without you
you were within me and yet lost
somewhere out there in the mist
too cold for breading grounds
but they say the birds call this the south
winter is not new to me, oft' caught out of season
staying too long, giving every reason
I knew you before this year, this time and space
I woke up one day and saw your face
I was scarlet draped in hair
you stood there, not giving a damn
a high hill to climb, the strong will
good things come in good time
and I knew from that very moment
from which I awoke, that you were mine
the beat of your heart, the breath in your lungs
the chromosomes which could only have come
from having been within me
always there, your presence, your light
you are the eternal warmth
with which I awake, from each night

What is true?

an ideal
the essential
a constant

something steadfast,
loyal, honest,
and just.

a logical necessity—
You.
You are True, and

the Truth is,
that I Love You.

it's transcendent
and inherent,
something i've accepted;

we are sitting
in the heart of God,
and the Love here
is infinite.

q = a + bi + cj + dk

I don't know how, but I have faith
Like Spring will come again, so too
Will new reasons for our universe to form
Nebulous perhaps to begin

An imperfect balance of particles
And antiparticles— baryon asymmetry
Gave us breath, created with purpose
Bringing forth goodness

In love we craft, we try and try again
We perfect it, just in time
For the new alterations to begin,
An expanding body

A safe haven and chaotic mess
Reaching for order, for each other
As days get shorter and time's scale switches
Love fills the void, quaternionly

For us, eternally blessed

Under the sun we stood
Able bodied
Dutiful to our land
The world that had been created
For us, eternally blessed
Not righteous, but not less
A daily practice
At being our best
Cultivating harmony
In abundance
And for the many
The love between us
Bright and binding
Carried on the wings of angels
Deployed with perfect timing
It was with you I discovered
The greater significance

Under the sun we leapt
Joyful bodies
Delighted in our land
The world that we had created
For us, eternally blessed
Not cautious, but not less
A calculated decision
The sum of our best
Courting symphony
An orchestra
Played for the many
The love between us
Complex and variety
Carried on the wings of angels
Deployed with perfect timing
It was with you I discovered
The greater consonance

Under the sun we laid
Breathing bodies
On gracious land
A world evolving, still
For us, eternally blessed
Not ambitious, but not less
A worthy goal
Brought to fruition
A choreographed synchrony
Having maintained balance
Among the many
With love between us
A crescendo in tempo
Carried on the wings of angels
Deployed with perfect timing
It was with you I discovered
The greater purpose

Matchmaker

God didn’t forget about you
When he was crafting wives
I'm sorry how long it took me
To find you, I'm here now
I'll be for the rest of our lives