Poem: "Away"

“Away”

HE:

Time apart from you

is torture that my fragile heart

can’t bear for too long

to the point that

I can’t breathe

SHE:

I count the days

while you are gone

and my brain wraps itself

around you like a cocoon

not wanting to let go

HE:

The sun light seems to flicker and fade

as the darkness within my quiet spaces

is slowly overtaken

cannot find a way out

SHE:

The greatest sin

Has not been loving you

because you make

everything I do seem easy

But, if you must know,

missing you has become

the cause of my unraveling

and I need you still

more than I can ever say

Don’t go away.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo 

Poem: "The Boy Standing In The Middle of The Tracks"

“The Boy Standing In The Middle of The Tracks”

The peculiar lump in his throat

subtle changes in the wind

against his bare skin

reminds me

of how small he is

The lights are blinding

as he closes his eyes shut

a strange smile creeps up

around the corners

Somewhere far away

a young woman lies in bed

wide awake

her mind racing

her brain swimming

With thoughts of him

his intense stare

his quiet, careful words

and the way he touched her

with his reluctant smile

The darkness is a comforting bedfellow

soon, there will be nothing left

 not even a memory to hold onto

But in her heart, she somehow knew

that the boy standing in the middle of the tracks that night

loved her with all of the desperation and longing he could muster

and she smiles and closes her eyes one final time, whispering:

“It was more than enough.”

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo