Poem: "Bridging The Gap"

"Bridging The Gap

HE:

I lay here
in this cold space
the memory
of the beautiful lines
of your perfect form
burned forever
into my brain

I reach out to you
hoping to touch
a piece of heaven
but you are gone

Still I hold onto you
as fragments of what we shared
now replaced by distance
haunt my mind
like a familiar black and white

SHE:

Every moment away
from you seems forced
I'm condemned to
live a forlorn existence

If I could
just hear your voice
trace the lines of your face
drown in your embrace
as we fall towards the bed
our bodies intertwined in desperate need
if just once, our permanent fate
let it be so

HE:

The night sky
seems empty
the rain soaks me
to the bone

I am a wayward soul
without the compass of your love
to guide me home

If I never see you again
Please know
that nothing in this world
or the aftermath
could keep me
from you

SHE:

As I watch the sun rise
My thoughts fly to you
where ever you may be
longing to join our hearts
once more

Mutual devotion
inescapable
as our love
bridges the gap.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Crescendo"

"Crescendo"

NEED:

Your subtle charms
the glimmer of forever
in your beautiful gaze
the way your simple touch
changes everything

DESIRE:

A quiet space to share
daydreams of you
just because
to feel your warmth
beside me

As our bodies intertwine
in unspoken devotion
illuminated by perfect moonlight
the passion rises
in the shadows
of unbridled want.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "The Burning"

"The Burning"

If subtle light
from death of former day
threaten to overtake
the oncoming night
lesser souls will fail
and weaker hearts
falter in their noble
resolve

A final candle burns quietly
in the empty space we longed to share
though you are far away
your beauty is etched in my cold heart

And I shall wait here
for you
as your last kiss
lingers still
on my desperate mouth

The only thing you left behind
was this note:

"The beauty of the stars may fade
and oceans rise and die
but my love for you
will always remain."

Until you come back
the burning of my restless heart
will go on
someday, leading you
home
in my arms again forever.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: “As Luck Would Have It”

“As Luck Would Have It”

The night air howls

as the darkness settles in

with its bluish incandescent light

shimmering against my face

The bed is cold now

sleep comes like a phantom

stirring up the lovely bones

pieces of what was remain

Forever trapped inside

wanting to come out

at the seams

Sitting at the old desk

as I try to make sense

of my state of disarray

a candle burns defiantly

I am not the same

life has lost its luster

the flowers once in bloom

lay dead now in my hands

If I had the words

that would make you stay

so you would know

what was inside

I’d run into your waiting embrace

my lips aching to kiss yours

to hold you and feel the warmth

of your body against mine

And whisper:

“please come home

my love

how I need you so.”

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo 

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

Poem: “Someday Forever”

“Someday Forever”

HE:

Life is beautifully strange

never knew anything

but the dark lonely spaces

that have become my bedfellows

I close my eyes

and breathe you in deeply

the holes in my heart

have somehow faded

Into the background

nothing but white noise

until the only sound heard

is the slow rhythm of

your perfect heart

I am ready for you

just want the end

to go away

so we can have our small opening

to finally begin this dance of ours

SHE:

I’ve lusted before

given of my flesh

and desire to others

who were less deserving

of my womanly gifts

But nothing comes close

to what you’ve asked me

to share with you

my brain is drunk

from your subtle charms

And dreams of you cling

to my skin

refusing to let go

my craving for you

relentless

HE:

You awaken the tomb of my senses

and rekindle the flame I thought once lost

I want to crawl under your soft, sweet skin

only to consume your soul

until every inch of your being is mine

SHE:

The temptation of what we could have

is too much for my stubborn mind and fragile heart

to ignore any longer

Kiss me deeply

envelop me in the promise

of your embrace

until our mutual longing threatens

to overtake us

in the inevitable collision

I want to be

your someday

forever.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo