Poem: "Resistance"

I.

In  the days of before
when men died and bled
courage gained nevermore
it's all been done and said

II.

The sky ominous and black
soldiers with their stone faces
never to find a soul they lack
only to go into desperate places

III.

Walk subtle on hallowed ground
a newborn baby cries, freed from mother's womb
lest the agony of one's screams make a tortured sound
love me a moment longer from our beautiful tomb.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Hot Shower and Vodka"

"Hot Shower and Vodka"

HE:

I called you on the line
three rings
no one home
been on my mind

I'm tired of sitting home
need your kind of trouble
tonight

SHE:

Step inside
my private space
to share together
a stolen moment
with you

Wet skin
subtle embrace
a kiss
ever softly

An unspoken invitation
of what could be

HE:

Hot and sticky
the hunger burns
through our desire
consuming us
in its path

Unfold slowly
stay with me now
under the cascade of water
and drink me

Until your thirst is satisfied.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "White Flag"

"White Flag"

Rainy night
dark and cold
teeth chatter
breath on the window
of an infallible chasm

Towards inescapable
parting
as my flag of last resistance
lies smoldering

You stand before me
destiny in a bridal gown
your embrace engulfs me
in inevitable intersection

The feel of your tectonic plates
as I surrender
drowning in a sea
of molten desire.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Shake My Tree"

"Shake My Tree"

Her eyes, beautiful and bright
swept across the sea of faces
in the room
her hips swaying as she walked
towards the bar

She lit a cigarette
and leaned over to
the bartender
and whispered something in her ear
her voice, a whisper in the wind

All the desire in the world
could never tame her
I did not have in me
to give her what she wanted

And yet, she smiled in my direction and said:

Come on, baby
I know you want me
shake my tree
let my body set your inhibitions free
because if you're good
I'll let you in for a night
fuck me like I think you should
because you can't resist me, try as you might

Come on, baby
shake my tree.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Dust and Promises"

"Dust and Promises"

Come closer, she said
with a knowing smile
moving towards me
with the trained grace
of a ballet dancer

Desire is a blade
that cuts too close
to my fragile skin
the blood on my hands
falling away
in desperate pieces

When all I wanted
was your touch
as the sun sets
all we shared

Fades away
until all that is left
is dust and
unfulfilled promises.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Horizon"

"Horizon"

SHE:

Lying in this cold, empty bed
all the warmth is gone
but still
I look for you
in the shadows
of unknown dark

Even now
the fire burns bright
as you threaten to consume me whole
how I need you still

HE:

Trapped in this
cocoon of loneliness
the days blur into one another
as I struggle to make sense of
life without you

SHE:

Memories of you
cling to me
like whispers in the wind
as I look out the window
I desperately want to see
you standing there
waiting for me

Just once more
for old times' sake

HE:

I've been floating adrift
all these lost years
without you
holding onto hope
and praying
to a God who's remained
silently watching our drama unfold
that you would come back to me

SHE:

I never stopped loving you
you've given me joy beyond compare
and nothing in this world matters
more to me than you

HE:

Right here, right now
I look to the sky
and close my eyes
as your love fills the air I breathe

Take me with you
never let go
ever again

I need you, I love you, I want you
when you wake, I shall wait there for you
and long for the moment to begin
when we can share our forever after.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Walk Away (Don't Go)"

"Walk Away (Don't Go)"

The sky
so open and yet
so achingly distant

As I wake up
the glaring light
from new day
blinds me
for a moment

You left
without a word
or a goodbye

The sweetness of your kiss
the way you felt against me
meant everything to me

 And as I close my eyes,
in the stillness of the moment
as I watch the world unfold

I see your face
one more time
as I reach out
longing for you

I fall to the cold ground
as darkness envelops all around
swallowing me whole.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo