Poem: "Beauty and Fade"

"Beauty and Fade"

Your arms draped
on my naked chest
last night
wrapped in fragrance
and lust

your lips met mine
the heat in the room
intoxicating
the intersection
of mutual longing
undeniable

in the morning
I found you
standing alone
by the window

as tears fell
on your soft face
I touched your cheek
kissed you once

as we watched
one final sunrise
before the parting
forever caught

in the shimmering death
of beauty and fade.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Embrace"

"Embrace"

The shadow
of the night
illuminates
the corners
of my deliberate mind

sleep comes and goes
like a phantom
waiting to rip
my insides to shreds

taunting me
tempting me
pushing me

towards the edge
of the abyss
as my heart stops
a fateful moment

if you the skies
thunder and rain
may you not shield
your eyes

from the beautiful ocean
your fucking lies have become
my sweetest decline.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "140"

"140"

You have lied
stolen my innocence
broken my heart
as the autumn leaves
fall slowly to the ground

I wake to the new day
the bed is empty
the fragrance of you
lingers on the pillow

it has been days
since you left
this room
this tiny
fragile space

has become nothing
devoid of warmth
and need
in the aftermath
of love's passing

will you still
hold me against
the wind

only to save me
from the inevitable
unraveling?

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "The Dragon"

"The Dragon"

He smiles
inside the pit
of his stomach

it seethes
twisting
writhing
burning

the light of the moon
radiates against her skin
silently illuminating
her pain

the kiss lingers
as the moment
inevitable
passes

the intersection
of unbridled passion
awakens the dragon
within.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Chaste"

"Chaste"

I don't believe God
she says, smiling
Eve got a bad break
she tells herself

as she gets up
and puts her makeup on
a shade of pale red lipstick
cocktail dress that hugs her curves
and her dark hair is down
falling softly past her shoulders

she smiles
as she looks in the mirror
admiring the woman
she has become

the door bell rings
she feels butterflies
in her stomach
and the warmth of
her anticipation

intoxicating
as she opens the door
and gazes upon her beloved's face

she is taken
in the silence
of beautiful places

a secret common ground
where the fire
still burns
ever brightly still.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "A Lover's Prayer"

"A Lover's Prayer"

I was home
the night it happened
sitting on the couch
waiting in the dark

you came in
with another man
went up the stairs
leading him by the hand

The empty pit in my stomach
burned with regret and anger
causing me to clench my fists
and grit my teeth

How could you?
I did not sleep that night
somewhere inside
I could feel my heart shatter

I went up the stairs
to get my things the next day
and caught you with him
in bed

On the ride home
you fell asleep next to me
like a fool, I put my arms
around you

Outside, I saw crows fly overhead

May God grant them a better
Fate than
what karma has coming for you.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "The Killer"

"The Killer"

When the dust has settled
and the screams of agony
has subsided
the moonlight shining

He reaches out
and opens the trunk
gazing at her
lifeless body

How she adored him
with his ocean blue eyes
and disarming smile

The woman now gone
burned brightly
like a dying star
streaking across the sky

Her face
now bruised
her body
now battered

As he draws his gun
still smoking
putting the barrel
to his head

He shuts his eyes
and allows a smile
to creep along the corners
of his mouth

Dropping to his knees
he pulls the triggers
and waits for
death's embrace

Like an impatient lover
he swoons in brutal reply.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo