Present (to You)

I sit between

My past and

Future some would

Say between the

Jaws of a

Vice ahhhh but

Me I feel

Nestled like a

Hatchling under the

Comfort of its

Mother staring out

To the dawn

And wondering if

Today will be

The first day

I will fly

Music ( with bean and I)

And so I

Grafted myself to

You and you

Small broken flower

Less and somewhere

In between I

Knew that you

Would never grow

Without me music

Hellos (to Bean)

There is something

About the surprise

Of a fresh

Overnight snow fall

Something crisp chilling

And clean something

Just like your

Smile the other

Night upon arrival

It brought newness

To the area

Season of Christmas

Of surprises and

Hope that maybe

Last time will

Be the last

Time that we

Say goodbye and

From now on

A simple series

Of just hellos

Wonderful fresh crisp

And warming hellos

ToEachOther (once again for Bean)

And so we

Met and came

Together again not

Like before but

New exposed and

Naked no promises

Simply hope that

Each of us

Will be happy

That’s our blessing

To each other

ForTheOther (to Bean)

It’s odd this

This idea of

Rising from nothing

When things begin

It’s a firestorm

Ignited and fueled

By desire yearning

Fanned by winds

Of the newness

Of you your

Taste and touch

But when it’s

Over and we

Both lie in

The dusty ash

Of the other

When our landscapes

Lay barren exposed

And decimated maybe

Just maybe something

New sprouts a

Comfort knowing that

We’ve survived the

Wars of love

To be friends

Maybe something new

Quieter and better

Because we’ve learned

Who we are

For the other

Rather than ourselves