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Tantalizing trinkets of affection tempt my thoughts

     Penetrating and inserting little monsters of hope

Tear it away, shield no more

     My desire overwhelms and suffocates

Elm trees by day

     Rugged oaks by night

Spring enhancing foolish delight

     In the release of winter's maddening embrace

Stop to stare at intense eyes

     Do you wonder where the safety ends?

Dropping my cloak on a shore at midnight

     I stand nude amongst the swirling mysteries of the sea and its dance with the wind

Only then do I drop all pretense

     and stare ...

When I am oblivious to fear and pain is unfathomable

     can I stare back ...

Stare at me and see a mirror image of yourself

     Reflections of raging passions and darkened dreams

Tainted with mountainous expectations

     And colored with the pure blue-grey of stone walls

Kissed by the wind, with lavender in my hair

     Lying on soft moss that caresses my back

Only then ...

    Can I Dream, and Surrender, and Stare Back at Truth. 

Mdawn

Hidden Insanity

Where have my moments gone? 

     Precious and idealistic

         Surviving on silken threads of "impossible dreams"

               Forming a silvery web that glistens as the moonlight shines on my face.

Intertwining with Destiny, my Dreams lead me onward to an Abyss.

     Self-realization engulfs my Innocent eyes and porcelain doll stares Emerge

          My Soul hides within and Waits for the moment of Truth.

From your mouths Emanate

     The Fears of Childhood,

     The Cries of Nations, &

      The Upheaval of Conformity

Terrorized by the Noises, my mind searches for Escape in the Realities of Others.

     Others who can never Comprehend my Reality

          Others who can never See the Perspective of the Stars

               Or the Whisperings of all of Nature ...

     OTHERS that will never Feel the Passions deep-seated in my Realm of Emotion.

My Wishes are only Mine

     My Visions you'll never See

My Passions take Patience to Unfold

     But my Time is always Free

And my Love? 

     Unconditional and Forever, in this World it has to Hide.

Mdawn