Candle (for Dewayne)

And there on

A road I

Saw a candle

Lit window aflicker

After my long

Journey past empty

Houses a light

Drew me there

And a stranger

Greeted me one

That became a

Friend and lover

And that one

Simple candle has

Never gone out

MeanAnything (to boo and bean)

Too many bottles

Too many men

To forget you

Too much wine

Too much weed

To forget you

Why oh why

Won’t you leave

Me alone like

You did two

Fortnight before you

Haunt me us

Is that fair

You with strangers

And with me

With others that

Don’t mean anything

HurtfulHolidays

Holidays are cruel

Too many memories

Of love curdled

Long lost ornaments

Yellowed wrapping paper

And time tinged

Ribbon joy and

Gleeful laughter now

Go silent fallen

In love married

Now all gone

One last hurdle

In loves steeplechase

Our anniversary will

It trip me

Sending me once

Again to stumble

Or will I

Clear it finally

And trot on

WriteYou (to Bean)

I write you

I always have

You said that

I make you

Sound better than

You are that’s

Because to me

You are shall

We accept that

And move on

Or be something

More different better

Not to each

Other but just

Only to ourselves

HappyNewYear (to You)

And so I

Start the year

New single alone

A place of

Focus and strength

Rebirth and humility

Humanity and compassion

Hope and love

I know that

This year will

Be a better

Year than before

Because you’re all

Still in it

Happy New Year