Imagine a man

Imagine a man with eyes colder than blue

Imagine what this man is able to do

Picture this man inside your mind

Look beyond the coldness in his eyes

What would you do

If this man was you?

Imagine a man with a layer of ice in his heart

Imagine him clawing his way back to the start

Picture this man inside your mind

Look beyond the coldness in his eyes

How can this be?

This man is me.

What would you do?

Would you dust off his jacket and set him on his feet?

Would you feed and clothe him, make him up real neat?

Or would you toss him aside like the dog forgotten the bone?

Or would you take him in... and welcome him home...?

Imagine a man with a smile and sparkling eyes

Imagine him smiling that way to you all the time

Picture this man inside your mind

Like you’ve seen it a thousand times

Could this man be someone?

Could this man be me?

I don’t know.

But I’d sure like to find out.

Would you dust off his jacket and set him on his feet?

Would you feed and clothe him, make him up real neat?

Or would you toss him aside like the dog forgotten the bone?

Or would you take him in... and welcome him home...?

Kiss

This is my heart
Beating in my chest
And this, my breath
Held these last few seconds
Here, my hands, my fingers, to touch
The softness of your hair
And now, my lips
To kiss...

And here, your heart
Racing, as we stand chest to chest
A soft murmur, an exhale, a sigh
This long drawn breath
As your soft hands and softer fingers
Over my skin, with a soft caress
Lips close the gap between us
This our first kiss.

Into The Blue

Say it is true

This love for me and you

Point the ship on its course

Into the blue

Strangers no longer

Passion ever stronger

Bravely into the wind

We turn

Watch the sun sink into the sea

Your head resting on my shoulder

Out here in the blue, timeless dreaming

Colours brighter, hues much bolder

Painting colours never seen, children playing

With the decadence of time

Say it is true

This love for me and you

A millions stars in your eyes

No longer blue

The clock only moves forward

Come on,
The hurt can't be that bad...
Can it?

I hear anger in the voice I imagine
But it is only words on an LCD screen
Laced with vitriol
And the lingering fragrance of jealousy...

Blame? Yes. It's easy to foist that onto someone else
Make them take the hit
And the fall.
Then chalk it up as another failure.

And that monster lurking behind your steely gaze
Smiles inwardly, content, satisfied
At the blood it has spilled
As your lipsticked mouth curls into a cold grimace of distaste...

...yet, that choice was yours as much as mine.
There's your bed, you made it,
Just lie there and suffer.

The clock only moves forward
And I've laced my boots to venture forth
Shut your mouth, swallow your pride
I've already closed that door.

Under a Blood Moon

Under a blood moon, we kissed
This fortuitous sign in the sky
I held you near, measured the faith of your heart
Beneath this watchful eye

As two, we loved, you and I
This first time, under a blood moon
Even as she waned, and bid the world goodbye
Even though the moment passed too soon

Let us abide here, until the end of time
This precious moment, this celestial sign
Bathed in crimson, under a blood moon
Our love, our destiny, a heavenly design

No vainglorious sun, or self-important braggart star,
To mar this, our love, under this eye, forever true
Let this chance bind us, heart to heart, for eternity
Under a blood moon

That Far Horizon

Throw my bones out to the dogs
And lock my heart inside this vault
Kick me while I am down
Swallow this blame, you know, this is my fault

After all, I cannot help but say the words
To bend the air to form the sound of my purpose
How I long to have a mountain peak to shout aloud from
To clear the air of the doubter's vitriolic curses

My hands, now wrung, become twisted claws
Cruel talons, clutching the bloody flesh of fate
Sure, I understand the trivialities and the sarcasm
But at least my feet know the path I should take

This road strewn with memories and regrets
The assorted detritus of old whims and older desires
Looking ahead, there shines a golden light on that far horizon
Where at last, I can feel the warmth of a million fires

And it is true, all these years and miles between us
Will, at that right moment, evaporate and disappear
As smiling, I take your hand in my hand, hold it tight
Sharing our knowledge that the path ahead for us is clear