Endlessly Surprising Tree

Nobody knows who you are
but i can try to understand
let me learn to love each tender scar
as i paint you with the tip of my hand
teach me your story
let me read the book of your journey
to becoming this endlessly surprising tree
of fruit and fun and pleasure and pain



share with me the history of your name
and the path of your people
tutor me to dance as your equal
so we might dance our way to the nearest star
or let our feet's rhythm carry us to the desert sand
Nobody knows who you are
but i can try to understand


And if you should falter or feel weak
I'll learn to listen when you dont speak
so dial my number when you have nothing to say
we'll soak in the static
as troubled times wash away
if you show me how, i'll learn to read
all we have is all we need
and all we are is who we bleed
so this is is where I stand
Nobody knows who you are
...let me be that man.

Two Lovers

Lips cautiously part
weak in the knees
scared in the heart
Two lovers meet in an evening shade
strong as they will
not strong enough to walk away
close as a kiss to being
close as a scratch inches away
from the itch
lips tenderly touch
Two lovers meet on a winter day
strong as emotion
too strong for them to stay
lips unknowingly part
lips that echo the initial spark

close as a boy to the sun
with melted wings
but sex...
Sex changes everything...

Inspired by this moving James Gray film entitled Two Lovers starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw.

Inside Joke

There's a smile she keeps just for me
in a safe to which only i have the key
underneath my pillow
until the heat between the sheets
is all the warmth we need
then she lets go
unlocks the door
so i can paint her midnight red
and bring us to the confluence
of our shared understanding
feel her body grow more demanding
and know whats coming
a private something
an indiscreet unknown
that will vibrate through her bones
and send waves of bliss
to the sensors in her parted lips
pushing her to whisper my name...
Amore...
and then she'll smile just for me
a secret smile only i can see
just long enough to understand
this is my duty as a man
and then once more hides the key...

pps... Ok this is the last one but did you count the lines??? I know... enough is ENOUGH... but count 'em... M.