Poem: "Under The Lights"

"Under The Lights"

The sun fades silently
as the sky waits
for the subtle beauty
of coming night

Discretion gives way
to desperate release
please, I beg you, take me
away with you

You have what I need
what I want
what I crave

Exploring the boundaries
pushing the envelope
under the lights.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "On The Line"

"On The Line"

Driving down the highway
the top down
towards an unknown
away from the pain
and misery

1994 blares on the radio
as my mind wanders
to the that night
when I lost you
and the world
stopped making any sense

It was Sunday night
I had come in from a heavy downpour
clothes soaked to the bone
it dark inside
no light in the house

You were bent over
hands gripping the kitchen island
shirt ripped out, breasts exposed
skirt raised, legs apart

In the heat of the moment
a desperate moan escaped
your aching mouth
as your eyes
seemed to say

"I'm sorry"

I ran out
the sting of salty tears
streaming down my face
went upstairs

Found the knife
you hid in the nightstand drawer
dropped to my knees
clutching it
hands shaking, throat dry

The blade
slivery gleam
perfectly beautiful
it rushes to meet
my delicate insides

As I collapse
I hear you scream
as you stand over me
everything comes full circle

As life fades away
I smile
my hand touches yours
for the last time

With our mutual salvation
on the line.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Blood In My Veins"

"Blood In My Veins"

If I sleep to dream
let me see your lovely face
hear your voice again
to feel you beside me
once more

In the morning after
after passion and need
have satisfied our lustful desires
the sun rises to greet us
with its illuminating light

You get up and walk towards the window
looking out towards the shore
as the tides come crashing violently
against the rocks

It has begun anew
I walk up behind you
and slide my hands
around your waist

As the moment lingers
my heart beats faster
you lean your back
against my chest
and sigh contentedly

Loving you is the one thing
that I was meant to do
lest we share the same air
to breathe

You have become
the very blood
in my veins.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Flood"

"Flood"

I stand here
in front of this broken glass
because of you dear

The scars
such beautiful
little things

Tears come down
like raindrops
amid the fading dawn

My breath is cold
as you stare
gasping at my holes
exposed

You turn away
as the light fades
from your eyes
those desperate pools
of stormy blue-gray

Crawling on my hands and knees
on the blood soaked floor
you took away my innocence
and replaced it with dark
restless seething

Oh I want to hate you
my bastard love
I was taken before my time
you ripped me apart
with your promises and deceit

As you pulled me closer into you
a part of me died
my screams of help
fell on deaf ears

Oh my sweet predator
you shall always have the best part
of me
locked away with you

As you walk away
for the last time
love, always remember

That in the empty spaces
that grow within you
that I hope you get what's coming
to you

How I love you still
as this feeling lingers a moment longer
save me somehow
from giving in
and doing the right thing
for the wrong reason.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Notes From The 13th Ceiling Aftermath"

"Notes From The 13th Ceiling Aftermath"

The heat index today was 105
inside this cramped room
the bed unkempt, pillows askew
your scent lingers on the sheets

You left a note for me
taped to the fridge
scrawled in your handwriting
the words seem to jump off
the page

Last night was a wash
I left the bar as you came in
you had that little black number on
the one you swore you'd never
wear for me

Walking home alone
the cold November air
against my face
as a smile invades
the corners of my mouth

Words fly off the typewriter
at breakneck speed
you are at the bar now
nursing a Rum and Coke

Soon you'll be in the arms
of another handsome stranger
doing the things we used we
used to
long ago

You know I still do
turning your back
the shadows threaten
to swallow us whole

Close your eyes
the tides are coming
for you, my darling
beware the beacon
as the sirens blare

The waiting shore
opens her warm arms
as we watch

Whispering all the while
"let her bleed"
kicking up sand

It's over now
as tears stream
down my burning cheeks
you get up and leave

Inside, something breaks
my mind's spinning

I want you
but we can't ever go back
I love you
goodbye

Let me slowly fade to black
and allow the darkness
to slip through it.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "The Wish"

"The Wish"

The night waits
in silent splendor
as countless faces
in the sea of humanity
oblivious to their own whims

She lies in shadow
clutching the pillow
imagining him
beside her

The feel of his skin
against her luminous beauty
the aching warmth
of their mutual entanglement
her lips, his arms, her thighs

The tension between them palpable
pulling her into him, they kiss deeply
the room spins
in what seems like am an eternity
as the moment lingers

He looks into her eyes
into those beautiful eyes
and knows that this
was never meant to be

The light from the candle
flickers as the unspoken wish
fades desperately
against the glow of dying stars.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "The Gift"

"The Gift"

Lying in bed

in the sweltering heat

of a mid summer's night

can't sleep

Thoughts of you

invade my mind

as the horses

stop spinning

Your lips brush against mine

your touch, electricity between us

hands grip the bed tightly

as passion and sensual commerce

threaten to overtake us

In the aftermath

where mutual longing and desire

collide

what we share burns brighter

than a thousand stars

that like heaven's perfect face.

You cling to me

we are alone together

you gaze with those eyes

those beautiful eyes

And your smile

captures my heart

more than

a million "I love you's"

ever could

My beloved friend

and darling lover

keep me from losing myself

so that we can share a moment

that lingers

long after the afterglow.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo