Even when 
we don’t 
we do 
we have 
and will 
and not 
time that
ticks nor
miles that 
go will
change that 
for love 
knows neither 

The love 
I feel 
for both 
of you 
runs deep 
as deeply 
as the 
deepest river 
and often 
I swim 
nakedly unashamedly 
in you 
for you 
two are
to me 
my water
my essence 
my love 
my life
force personified 

Let me paint 
sky with words
gray gloom hovers
above the mountains 
like lonely men 
at bar time 
searching for anyone 
to quiet longing 
while higher above 
plump pink clouds 
move slowly across 
the dance floor 
their chiffon dresses
trailing closely behind 
as low east
sun bathes buildings 
taller than prairie 
making them glow 
like dying embers 
from a once 
growling raging fireplace 

I never 
had children 
never had 
the chance 
I don’t 
garden either 
never had 
the thumb
and now 
upon reflection 
these are 
probably why 
I enjoy 
my relationship 
with you 
because I 
finally have 
the opportunity 
to watch 
something bloom

Chaos is easy 
and it’s entertaining 
also very exciting 
it makes life 
worth living right 
for a while 
chaos is inevitable 
it’s also unsustainable 
chaos will eventually 
find its order 
even madness has 
its own order 
they are twins 
after all chaos 
and order though 
not identical they 
are definitely familial 
as familial as 
night and day 
love and hate
life and death